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The French period-instrument ensemble and choir are light in gait and soft-edged in tone
Rinaldo Alessandrini’s period ensemble is joined by two stylish tenors in this highly recommended set
A new DVD captures the composer’s final opera from a 2017 tour
Monteverdi’s study of sexual politics is well served by Les Arts Florissants and a fine cast
A simple, touching production of Monteverdi’s opera
John Eliot Gardiner leads a scrupulous performance while the singers bring Monteverdi’s characters movingly to life
Director Tim Supple and his designer have reimagined Monteverdi with an empty stage and quirky symbolism
I Fagiolini mark Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary with music for a new Vespers
A modestly sized performance of a work by a composer set to be celebrated in style this year
Rolando Villazón and Magdalena Kožená starred in a mixed evening at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
A sense of the composer’s artistic range can be felt in this selection of pieces covering his years in Venice
Cavalli’s 1652 opera — the first to feature Islamic protagonists — is played with grace and refinement
William Fred Scott and his stylish 12-man a cappella group sends its audience over the moon
Ian Bostridge’s Ulisse is compelling in Richard Egarr’s unembellished rendition of Monteverdi’s opera
This surreally staged new production was more like an installation inspired by Monteverdi’s opera
The acoustics and scale of the venue were ill-suited to Monteverdi’s intricately composed pieces
The Royal Opera experiments with a more informal venue for Michael Boyd’s Monteverdi production
The early music specialists gave a positively ecstatic performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers
Alessandrini and his Concerto Italiano recreate a complete Vespers of the kind the composer used to provide for Venice
An evening of light and shade, fully brought to life by Jiří Kylián’s ‘Doux mensonges’
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