Broadcast: Agrippina Broadcast: Agrippina

Live from the Bayerische Staatsoper, Handel’s opera of intrigue.

By on July 28, 2019 at 9:26 AM
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Made in the shade Made in the shade

Here’s a quick sprint through some recent (and a few maybe not-so-very-recent) Handel CDs that have been stacking up. 

By on December 14, 2018 at 11:10 AM
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Boys of the baroque Boys of the baroque

In less than 10 days two outstanding countertenors, Franco Fagioli and Jakub Józef Orlinski, visited London.

By on June 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM
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All in the family All in the family

Here’s a project apparently nobody has thought of and it’s a sure winner: Semiramide with Cecilia Bartoli and Franco Fagioli.

By on December 15, 2017 at 11:23 AM
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Farinelli from heaven Farinelli from heaven

My impossible wish would be to hear one of the great castrati who dominated opera for most of the 18th century.

By on February 28, 2014 at 1:35 AM
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