Bembo eruption Bembo eruption

Supported by an ingenious production and strong performances, Antonia Bembo’s Ercole Amante makes a successful Paris Opera debut.

By June 09, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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A favorite bass performance from Christopher Corwin A favorite bass performance from Christopher Corwin

As we reach the end of “Bass Month” I’d like to call attention to the superb American Gregory Reinhart who particularly shone in music by Jean-Philippe Rameau.

By March 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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The René Jacobs <em>Giulio Cesare</em> is so overrated The René Jacobs <em>Giulio Cesare</em> is so overrated

George Frideric Handel (born 341 years ago on Monday) composed over 40 operas including many masterpieces, but his Giulio Cesare is the one that everyone knows best.

By February 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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A woman scorned A woman scorned

Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s Médée is a monument of the 17th century French baroque lyric tragedy.

By January 09, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Back to baroque Back to baroque

The always elegant Véronique Gens has recently returned often to her earliest roots in the French baroque.

By July 07, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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The wedding singers The wedding singers

Caramoor imported the venerable West-Coast period orchestra Philharmonia Baroque to perform Atalanta, an obscure pastoral work by Handel.

By July 24, 2018 at 9:07 AM
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