Andrew Staples is remarkable as Jephte and Dido and Aeneas is beautifully rendered at the Barbican

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Carissimi’s Jephte and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (harpsichord and conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.2.2024, (AK)

(l-r) Carlotta Colombo, Fatma Said, Joyce DiDonato and Maxim Emelyanychev © Mark Allan/Barbican

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Thrilling and uplifting Elijah from the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra under Sir Antonio Pappano

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Elijah: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Gerald Finlay (bass), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Mariana Rosa), The Guildhall Singers, London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Barbican Hall, London. 28.1.2024. (JR)

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass) and the LSO © Mark Allan

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