Fagioli, though, is something else again. The full-spectrum tantrum of his final aria (“Crude furie degli 'orridi abissi”) became a quite spectacular hissy-fit. It climbed in a trice from ...

Directed from the violin by concertmaster Zefira Valova, Il Pomo d’Oro’s timbre was sweet and rich, with some added earthiness coming through from the lower strings. A pared-down ensemble opened, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Rare as it is to hear Handel's opera "Serse" at all - it was scarcely performed at ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1738, the statue of Handel as Orpheus, now in the V&A, was unveiled at Vauxhall’s Spring Gardens in London.

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