(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Following on from the previous evening’s heavy and unremittingly dark production of Mattheson’s “Boris Goudenow,” the Innsbruck Early Music Festival continued with a fresh, vibrant, and colorful performance of Telemann’s one-act serenata “Pastorelle en Musique,” written between 1713 – 1716, based on Mollière’s “Les Amants magnifiques.” As with “Boris Goudenow” the work was lost and has only {…}
(Credits: Bojana Dimković official website / Aaron Cawley / Pia Rabea Vornholt) The Early Music Festival will take place from Sept. 17 – Sep. 29., 2020, in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival was originally scheduled in May 2020, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the full rundown. “Italian Extravaganza” will kick off the festival with {…}
(Credits: Vytautas Abramauskas) “Thanks for coming to our audition,” a charismatic bellboy told visitors in the hall before the performance. With a quirky smile, he handed everyone an old school ticket with a number on it. “We are looking for musicians, singers, and servants.” That’s how an operatic performance of Telemann’s “Pimpinone” began last Sunday during this year’s Banchetto Musicale {…}