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Criticks Reviews: Music

Stile Concertato: Vivaldi and Alberti

Stile Concertato: Vivaldi and Alberti

Albion Baroque enchant with cantatas for alto by Vivaldi and the modern premiere of Alberti's Concerti op. 1.

Event Date(s): 22nd Nov 2013

Location: St Alfege’s Church, Greenwich

Reviewed by: Prasanthi Matharu

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Boxwood and Brass at the Foundling Museum

Boxwood and Brass at the Foundling Museum

Boxwood and Brass present little-known works for wind instruments composed for London's pleasure gardens.

Event Date(s): 29th Nov 2013

Location: Foundling Museum, London

Reviewed by: Amanda Babington

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Carnival around Scotland: Scottish Opera’s Don Giovanni

Carnival around Scotland: Scottish Opera’s Don Giovanni

Although conventional, Scottish Opera's new production of this Mozart favourite delivers the goods.

Event Date(s): 23rd Nov 2013

Location: Theatre Royal, Glasgow and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Reviewed by: Benedict Taylor

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Haydn’s La Canterina

Haydn’s La Canterina

Bampton Classical Opera present a delightful evening of Haydn and Mozart.

Event Date(s): 24th Nov 2013

Location: Holywell Music Room, Oxford

Reviewed by: Peter Schofield

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Isle of Noise: Handel Furioso

Isle of Noise: Handel Furioso

Isle of Noise bring us a magnificent revival of the eighteenth-century pasticcio.

Event Date(s): 31st Oct 2013

Location: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Reviewed by: Joseph Lockwood

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Handel’s Rinaldo at the Staatstheater Mainz

Handel’s Rinaldo at the Staatstheater Mainz

It's not all child's play in Tatjana Gürbaca's new Rinaldo.

Event Date(s): 31st Oct 2013

Location: Mainz, Germany

Reviewed by: Ivan Ćurković

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‘All that opera became’: ETO’s Three Venetian Operas in Perspective

‘All that opera became’: ETO’s Three Venetian Operas in Perspective

English Touring Opera's exciting autumn season traces the evolution of Venetian opera.

Event Date(s): 28th Sep 2013

Location: Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London

Reviewed by: Hannah Templeton

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Camerata of Curiosities: Treasures of the Baroque

Camerata of Curiosities: Treasures of the Baroque

The Camerata of Curiosities presents a stunning collection of rarely performed baroque treasures.

Event Date(s): 7th Sep 2013

Location: St Etheldreda, Horley

Reviewed by: Sally Mears

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Mozart: La Finta Semplice

Mozart: La Finta Semplice

A delightful production of the twelve-year-old Mozart's first full-length opera.

Event Date(s): 17th Sep 2013

Location: St John's Smith Square, London

Reviewed by: Prasanthi Matharu

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‘Tottering To Retire’: Handel’s Tamerlano

‘Tottering To Retire’: Handel’s Tamerlano

New Chamber Opera travels back in time to recreate the first performance of Tamerlano in 1724.

Event Date(s): 13th Jul 2013

Location: New College, Oxford

Reviewed by: Peter Schofield

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