Considered one of his best works with a total of 70 arias in just three acts, Giovanni Legrenzi’s 16th opera “Il Giustino,” premiered on February 7th in 1683 at the Teatro San Salvador in Venice, was once one of the best pieces of operatic literature in the 17th century. Having made its revival in 2007, the opera is now shelved, with {…}
Swedish theater Drottingholms Slottsteater is set to present Vivaldi’s “Il Giustino” starting on August 6, 2022. The work will be conducted by Greek maestro George Petrou in his company debut; he is also set to direct. “When I arrived at Drottningholms Slottsteater for the 1st time, I felt the history of the place overpowering me. The glory of its past {…}
(Credit: Zsófia Raffay) Hungarian soprano Emöke Baráth will give a recital at Auditori de Barcelona on Feb. 16, 2021. Baráth will perform works by Georg Friedrich Händel, including excerpts from the oratorio “Theodora,” HWV 68, excerpts from the oratorio “Joseph and his Brethern,” WVV 59, and Motet “Silete Venti,” HWV 242. Francesco Corti will conduct Les Musiciens du Louvre. Emöke {…}
Credit: Jiyang Chen Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński is set to give two concerts in Spain in January 2021. The first stop for the countertenor will be at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona on Jan. 11, and the second concert will take place at the National Auditorium in Madrid on Jan. 17, 2021. On both occasions, Orliński will {…}