Oberon's Grove

Giovanni Bononcini ~ Te Deum

A performance of Giovanni Bononcini's Te Deum by the Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, conducted by Giulio Prandi.

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GIULIO CESARE ~ Vienna 1985

Above: Marjana Lipovsek as Cornelia and Ann Murray as Sesto 

A performance of Handel's GIULIO CESARE at the Vienna State Opera in 1985

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CAST:

Caesar - Benjamin Luxon; Cleopatra - Roberta Alexander;  Cornelia - Marjana Lipovsek;  Sesto - Ann Murray; Curio - Rudolf Katzböck; Tolomeo - Roderick Kennedy; Achilla - Thomas Hampson; Nireno - Anton Scharinger

Conductor: Nicolas Harnoncourt

Sonia Prina Sings Porpora's SALVE REGINA

The Italian contralto Sonia Prina (above) sings Nicola Porpora's Salve Regina with Accademia Bizantina.

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Thanksgiving ~ 2021

I'm thankful for Lisette!

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Photo: Steven Harris

Monteverdi ~ Laudate Dominum

A performance of Claudio Monteverdi's Laudate Dominum with soprano Sherezade Panthaki (above) and members of Voices of Music: Elisabeth Reed (viola da gamba), Hanneke van Proosdij (Baroque organ) and David Tayler (archlute).

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