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About Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Ombra mai fù

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23-Jan-2012
Le Poisson Rouge
Danielle de Niese launches "Beauty of the Baroque"
Image credit: Danielle de Niese, © DECCA, photo by Chris DunlopDanielle de Niese, the much-marketed new star of the opera world, has been performing at the Met in The Enchanted Island this week, and came downtown on a night off this Monday to promote her new album of Baroque arias. A packed house filled (Le) Poisson Rouge, a club popular for both classical and mainstream artists, despite its unsuited acoustic. But sound quality was not on anyone’s minds listening to de Niese, whose megawatt smile, made-for-couture body, and Bambi eyes outshine any flaws.
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30-May-2011
Haakon's Hall (Håkonshallen)
English songs of love and melancholy - Andreas Scholl in Norway
Image credit: © James McMillan / DeccaIf one had idly wondered how a programme of English love songs, sung by a German, would be received by a Norwegian audience, in a wet and windy Bergen, the answer came loud and clear at this week's International Festival. Andreas Scholl is obviously as popular in Norway as he is in the UK and the concert was sold out months ago (more than once, apparently, judging by the cheerful Norwegian-style chaos sorting out twice-booked seats).
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