Vivaldi, like his wicked sorceress Alcina, enchants the senses, then lures us into a queasily erotic nightmare of the sort we associate more with Richard Strauss than opera seria.
124. Orlando furioso (Vivaldi)
Tag: Grazio Braccioli
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