| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 9-Jun-2012 City Recital Hall Angel Place | Danielle De Niese and Australian Chamber Orchestra unite in Sydney |
 The Australian Chamber Orchestra, known both for its innovative programming and for the tightness of the ensemble playing, displayed both qualities on Saturday night, the second stop in a five-city, nine-concert tour. In the first half, two works by contemporary Australian composers were sandwiched between pieces by Mozart, while the second half was given over to Schubert’s Death and the Maiden (both song and quartet in adaptations for string orchestra).Read full review... | |
| 23-Jan-2012 Le Poisson Rouge | Danielle de Niese launches "Beauty of the Baroque" |
 Danielle 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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| 22-Mar-2011 Theater an der Wien | The Harnoncourts' Rodelinda |
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt is the elder statesman of the historical performance movement and one of the pillars of Vienna’s musical scene. This season, the Theater an der Wien has already hosted comparative upstart period practice specialists Christophe Rousset, René Jacobs, William Christie and Alan Curtis, so it was only fitting that Harnoncourt and his orchestra, the Concentus Musicus Wien, would also appear. Their excellent production of Handel’s Rodelinda proves that Harnoncourt is still on the top of his game.
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