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Tag Archives: English Concert

Fool for love: Handel’s Orlando at the Barbican

Some operas are just begging for a strapline: and if Orlando had one, it would surely be “Dorinda’s Dreadful Day”. First, Dorinda is plagued by doubts that the handsome African prince…

March 3, 2016 in Baroque, Opera.

Self-sacrifice, then and now: Handel’s Theodora at the Barbican

Despite Nietzsche’s best efforts, God is not dead. Whether He is alive, beyond existence or merely too busy with the weather these days, there is no doubt that our world…

February 8, 2014 in Oratorio.

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