Norwich Opera Club: AGM and Orfeo, Monteverdi
Tonight’s programme: Annual General Meeting of Norwich Opera Club followed by a screening of Monteverdi’s Orfeo (DVD presented by Kay Sanderson). Norwich Opera Club is a sociable, informal gathering of…
Prom 25: Monteverdi’s Orfeo forever fresh in Gardiner’s hands
For over 20 years the Gonzagas paid him late, ignored his personal tragedies, and treated him in all practical terms with cruel contempt. Monteverdi, nevertheless, created extraordinary music in the…
Alpine sunshine, classical shades: a double bill from Bampton Classical Opera
A bright Alpine vision of fresh air, blue skies and snowy mountains: Bampton Classical Opera’s production of Gluck’s Il Parnaso Confuso, designed and directed by Jeremy Gray, moves Mount Parnassus closer…