Jommelli: Il Vologeso ***
Rachel Kelly
© Gerard Collett
Classical Opera/Page, Cadogan Hall, 28th April 2016
There is no doubt that Niccolò Jommelli’s opera Il Vologeso, set in 2nd-century Ephesus, has an action-packed plot. The trouble is, all this action is confined to recitative which – in a concert performance such as this – rattles past at lightning speed with only the seasick-green Cadogan Hall surtitles to guide members of the audience who failed to fully digest the synopsis beforehand. Blink and you miss it.
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