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Theodora is an oratorio and not an opera. It is a pious piece, with an unambiguously Christian subject matter. It first appeared in 1750 at
In the old days–say, 10 or 15 years ago–in order for a label to offer a compilation for a performer, said performer had to have
This release presents about 78 of the original 231 minutes contained on the 4-CD set that appeared on the Capriccio label in 1988. The original
This is a tasteful, polished, and well-sung Creation (in German). Its notable weakness is surely baritone Dietrich Henschel’s unappealing timbre as the archangel Raphael, but
Danielle de Niese, who had her own TV show in Los Angeles when she was still a teenager, has grown into a lovely, engaging, gifted
This production updates Handel’s Giulio Cesare to approximately the first fifth of the 20th century, when the Brits were still busy colonizing. Brigitte Reiffenstuel’s costumes
These performances feature some voices that have gone on to bigger things, most notably Sandrine Piau, whose contributions to five numbers, particularly “Presso un fiume
You’d think that Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Midnight Mass, in which the composer ingeniously incorporates 11 carol melodies into the work’s liturgical context, would be far more
Serse is a great opera, filled with terrific arias and a followable plot. There’s plenty of room for in-love pain and anguish from Romilda and
This is one of the most beautiful SACDs that I have heard to date, and it was recorded way back in 1988. I suppose the
