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Criticks Reviews: Music

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch, Tim Mead (2018), Purcell: Songs and Dances, France Alpha Classics.

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch, Tim Mead (2018), Purcell: Songs and Dances, France Alpha Classics.

A thrilling voyage exploring the Henry Purcell's diverse output.

Location: Spotify

Reviewed by: Filippo Turkheimer (University of Oxford)

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La vera costanza (New Chamber Opera)

La vera costanza (New Chamber Opera)

A performance of enthusiastic vigour, complementing the wit and bubbling pace of the narrative.

Event Date(s): 7th Feb 2020 - 8th Feb 2020

Location: New College, Oxford

Reviewed by: Curtis Rogers

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The Georgian Concert Society: Anne Marie Dragosits – Le Clavecin mythologique

The Georgian Concert Society: Anne Marie Dragosits – Le Clavecin mythologique

A programme of French Baroque music for solo harpsichord inspired by mythological figures.

Event Date(s): 14th Dec 2019

Location: St Cecilia's Hall and Music Museum, Edinburgh

Reviewed by: Michael Graham, University of Edinburgh

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Entertaining Miss Austen

Entertaining Miss Austen

A programme of music that belonged to Jane Austen and her female relations.

Event Date(s): 9th Jan 2020

Location: St Hugh's College, Oxford

Reviewed by: Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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A scene from the opera. One man restrains another at the centre of the stage. On the right hand side of the image, another man gestures accusingly. Two women, standing between columns at the left of the image, look on in horror.

Bride and Gloom (Bampton Opera)

A splendid cast brings Storace's 'Gli sposi malcontenti' back to life.

Event Date(s): 17th Sep 2019 - 17th Sep 2019

Location: St John's Smith Square

Reviewed by: Anna Brunton, University of Oxford

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Rejoice in the Lord alway (Kellie Consort)

Rejoice in the Lord alway (Kellie Consort)

A well-balanced performance of works by Purcell and Humfrey.

Event Date(s): 4th Jul 2019 - 6th Jul 2019

Location: University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow

Reviewed by: Carey T. Coleman, Jr., University of Glasgow

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Over to the Dark Side: Garsington Opera’s Don Giovanni (2019)

Over to the Dark Side: Garsington Opera’s Don Giovanni (2019)

Mozart's opera in the age of #MeToo.

Event Date(s): 30th May 2019 - 21st Jul 2019

Location: Wormsley Estate, Buckinghamshire

Reviewed by: Georgina Bartlett

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Handel Festival Halle 2019

Handel Festival Halle 2019

Another excellent year at the Halle Festival.

Event Date(s): 31st May 2019 - 16th Jun 2019

Location: Halle an der Saale, Germany

Reviewed by: Ivan Ćurković, University of Zagreb

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Classical Opera – Grabmusik / Bastien und Bastienne

Classical Opera – Grabmusik / Bastien und Bastienne

An ideal point of discovery.

Event Date(s): 18th Sep 2018

Reviewed by: Peter Keenan, University of Glasgow

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Love and Duty

Love and Duty

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment demonstrates the advantages of 'miscellaneous' programming.

Event Date(s): 4th Feb 2019

Location: Royal Festival Hall, London

Reviewed by: Tim Hochstrasser, LSE

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