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Tag Archives: St John’s Smith Square

Camptastic, darling: Rameau’s Platée from the Early Opera Company

A consciously courtly entertainment, Platée balances on the precarious premise that, if the gods can be allowed to laugh at mortals, so a sense of humour can be a divine attribute, even a royal one. As it saw Rameau soon established as composer of the King’s Chamber Music, the joke cannot have gone down too badly.…

November 24, 2014 in Baroque, Opera.

Heavenly ideas, earth-bound realities: Angels and Archangels with the Cardinall’s Musick

A special Christmas programme from The Cardinall’s Musick at St John’s Smith Square focused on angels and archangels. The idea was exquisite: the outcome was a little underwhelming. Click here to read my full review on Bachtrack.

December 20, 2013 in Choral.

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