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Barockwerk Hamburg 2026 Review: Pharao Tubaetes

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(Photo: Valentin Daniel Preissler) The annals of Baroque opera are filled with lost masterpieces—works that once dazzled European courts only to be silenced by shifting musical fashions. While the period ensemble Barockwerk Hamburg performs only a few times a year, their contribution to resurrecting rare Baroque gems is peerless. They have become the primary champions of Carl Heinrich Graun, an {…}

News, Season Announcement

Nuria Rial, Bruno de Sá, & Hannah Morrison Star in Knechtsteden Early Music Festival 2025

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(Photo credits: Rial, Lores, & Guryanova) Knechtsteden Early Music Festival announces its 2025 line up. This article only features vocal concerts. The modern world premiere of Francesco Conti’s “La Colpa Originale” (“Original Sin”) stars Timothy Morgan, Jiayu Jin, David Tricou, Alice Lackner, and Luigi di Donato, with Ensemble 1700. Artist in residence Dorothee Oberlinger directs. A pre-concert talk is scheduled. {…}

News

European Early Music Network Announces Early Music Day Celebrations

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The European Early Music Network (Réseau Europeén de Musique Ancienne) has released details of the international celebration for Early Music Day which is celebrated worldwide on March 21. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal works are included. Events take place throughout Europe. The 6th International Festival of Early Music opens with J.S. Bach’s “Cantata” No. 131 and {…}

News

Ann Hallenberg, Christophe Dumaux, Deborah Cachet, Marie-Claude Chappius, Lucía Caihuela Headline Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci’s 2022 Season

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The Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci has unveiled its 2022 season, which is set to run between June 10-26, 2022. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic works. Soprano Deborah Cachet will headline “Departing for Kythera” with Les Arts Florissants under Paul Agnew. The program will feature music by Blow, Locke, Lully, Händel, Rameau, {…}