Opera Essentials: Luigi Rossi’s Orpheus at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
21 October 2015
Our quick introduction to this fabulous Baroque opera.
Orpheus Musical Highlight: ‘Mio ben teco’
16 October 2015
An effortless and moving statement of undying love, this aria from opera's earliest years by Luigi Rossi deserves to be far better known.
Don’t Look Now: Operatic responses to Orpheus
15 September 2015
Why does he look back? The Royal Opera’s five Orpheus works this year each give very different answers.
Recommended recordings: April 2015
17 April 2015
This month the focus falls on a new album from Diana Damrau, a reissue from Leonard Bernstein and a must-hear, Orpheus-inspired Baroque compilation.