
As if not being familiar with Welsh soprano Ruby Hughes […]
Most of Alessandro Scarlatti’s “more than 100” operas lie dormant, an aria or two showing up rarely on Baroque recital CDs. His cantatas are somewhat
Handel’s 1748 oratorio, Joshua, has taken a back seat to Theodora, Samson, Saul, and Hercules, mostly because it simply is not as dramatic and the
Handel arias are favorite recital territory for mezzo-sopranos (and altos and countertenors), and there are plenty of excellent recordings in the catalog (Stephanie Blythe, Vivica
The new Messiah! Or so ran the breathless March, 2001 headlines trumpeting the rediscovery of Handel’s Gloria. Well, not quite. The 16-minute, seven-movement work, written