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Cimarosa - L’Olimpiade
Christophe Rousset, Josh Lovell, Rocio Perez, Marie Lys, Maite Beaumont, Mathilde O...
£21.25
For their latest release on the Chateau de Versailles Spectacles label, Christophe Rousset and his Talens Lyriques ensemble turn not to the Baroque delights of Lully featured on their previous titles, but to a classical opera seria of Italian provenance. With the 2024 Paris Olympics just a couple of months away, they explore Metastasio’s tale set in Ancient Greece at the time of the original Olympic Games. L’Olimpiade was first set to music by Caldara in 1733 (for performance in Vienna), and was soon taken up by many other composers, among them Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Hasse, Piccinni, Cherubini, P... read more
For their latest release on the Chateau de Versailles Spectacles label, Christophe Rousset and his Talens Lyriques ensemble turn not to the Baroque delights of Lully featured on their previous titles, but to a classical opera seria of Italian provena... read more
Cimarosa - L’Olimpiade
Christophe Rousset, Josh Lovell, Rocio Perez, Marie Lys, Maite Beaumont, Mathilde Ortscheidt, Alex Banfield, Les Talens Lyriques
The Spin Doctor Europadisc's Weekly Column
‘In the black, dismal dungeon of despair’... Tackling music’s challenges 15th May 2024
15th May 2024
Our column last week on ‘The Problem of Attracting Audiences’ prompted a typically thoughtful response from one of our regular readers, which in turn drew us to reflect further on this issue. The number of performers, critics and other commentators weighing into the current debate ought to persuade all but the most sceptical of followers that the arts in general, and classical music in particular, are currently facing a moment of real crisis. And even though there are plenty of other areas of the contemporary world that are comparably embattled (some quite literally), the problems confronting the arts are no less serious: how we tackle them will determine what’s left when (if?) the world gets through its current bleak phase (economic challenges, rising authoritarianism, multiple conflicts and flashpoints, global warming…).
As we’ve remarked repeatedly in the past, a... read more