Senesino: brilliant, noble, incomparable, dignified, and boasting a superb technique that allowed the world famous castrato to have impeccable diction coupled with just as formidable breath control… Sheer endless is the series of superlatives with which this multifaceted artist has been credited. Not to mention the adventurous, sometimes stormy and humorous episodes which, for more than three centuries, have cemented {…}
U.K. based company Bampton Classical Opera will two one-act opera concerts of Gluck’s “The Crown (“La Corona”),” on May 18 at London’s St. John’s Smith Square and May 22 at University Church, Oxford. Both showcases were originally scheduled for 2020, but due to the pandemic were canceled and eventually rescheduled for 2021. For audiences unable to attend the live showcases, {…}
Bampton Classical Opera is set to perform Gluck’s “The Crown” at St. John’s Smith Square on Nov. 6, 2020. The opera, which was written by librettist Metastasio, is based on a story from Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.” In the work, Meleagro, Prince of Calydonia, is attempting to chase down a wild boar that is ruining his kingdom. Meanwhile, Atalanta, Cimene, and Asteria {…}