Magdalena Kožená; The OAE/ Giovanni Antonini
Royal Festival Hall, 4th February 2019
There was more than a touch of déjà vu at work this evening: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment chopping up a classical symphony and splicing in operatic arias performed by a mezzo-soprano. Last February, it was Ádám Fischer doing the honours, twinkling through Mozart’s Prague Symphony, acting as a foil for Stéphanie d’Oustrac. A year on and the hyperactive Italian, Giovanni Antonini, took over the OAE podium for the four movements of Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G minor, interleaved with arias sung by Czech mezzo Magdalena Kožená. It’s clearly a recipe that works.
Magdalena Kožená
© Oleg Rostovtsev
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