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Carry on Cleo: Joélle Harvey leads terrific revival of Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto **** Glyndebourne, 10th June 2018 It’s back. Sir David McVicar’s ridiculously entertaining romp through Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto returns to Glyndebourne. Unveiled at the 2005 festival, where it made a star of Danielle de Niese (then Cleopatra, now châtelaine), … Continue reading →

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Blank canvas: Pallid Berlioz from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Berlioz/Mendelssohn: OAE ** Royal Festival Hall, 20th February 2017 Period instruments and historically informed practice have revolutionised the way much classical music has been performed for decades. “The Berlioz Experience”, a weekend masterminded by Roger Norrington here at the Southbank … Continue reading →

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