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Dunedin Consort – Handel in Rome (Händel in Rom) – directed by Matthew Truscott – Nardus Williams, soprano – by   Janet Banks, IOCO Opera, but not quite:  During Handel’s (Händels) stay in Italy (1706-09), Pope Clement XI banned operatic performances, and the ambitious young composer Handel had to confine his dramatic writing to secular… Continue reading Saffron Waldon, Saffron Hall, DUNEDIN CONSORT – Handel in Rome, IOCO Kritik, 11.04.2023

Teatro Filarmonico LA GIOCONDA – Amilcare Ponchielli Orchestra and Choir of Fondazione Arena di Verona / Francesco Ommassini von Janet Banks (IOCO UK correspondent) It was a warm and sunny afternoon in Verona on October 23, 2022; the fabulous Arena di Verona-season was long over and opera performances moved indoors to the sumptuous Teatro Filarmonico… Continue reading Verona, Teatro Filarmonico, LA GIOCONDA – Amilcare Ponchielli, IOCO Kritik, 04.11.2022