Fleur Barron and Matthew Brook take the leading roles in Purcell’s famous opera, with Giulia Semenzato as Belinda. Conducted by David Bates with La Nuova Musica.
Tag: Purcell
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, December 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Amata della Tenebre – Anna Netrebko, Soprano
Soprano Anna Netrebko presents her first solo album in five years with opera’s most iconic arias from Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, and Wagner.
Review: “Portraits de la Folie” – Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Ensemble Amarillis, Gaillard
Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d’Oustrac joins Ensemble Amarillis and Héloïse Gaillard in a program of baroque music.
Review: Purcell – The Fairy Queen – Gabrieli Consort – McCreesh
Paul Mccreesh soloists and the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen”, based on a new addition by McCreesh and Christopher Suckling.
Review: “‘Tis Too Late To Be Wise” – Kitgut Quartet
The Kitgut Quartet explores the connection between early string music to the classical String Quartet.
Review: Purcell – King Arthur – Gabrieli Consort & Players – Paul McCreesh
Paul McCreesh conducts the Gabrieli Consort & Players in Purcell dramatic opera.