| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2011 Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House | Rodelinda at the Met |
 Handel, two cracking counter-tenors and Renée Fleming were all the excuses needed for a long-overdue trip to New York to hear Stephen Wadsworth's production of Rodelinda - the very piece which revived interest in Handel's opera following its performance in Göttingen in the 1920s. By baroque standards, the plot is a relatively unconvoluted one, since the main action - the overthrow (and presumed death) of King Bertarido - has taken place before the opera begins. Bertarido's usurper, Grimoaldo, now wishes to seize the throne by marriage to the Queen, Rodelinda.Read full review... | |
