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: opera seria
123. Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Handel)
The ides of March may have passed, but we still have time to stab Caesar.
121. La verità in cimento (Vivaldi)
Baby swapping and family strife in a sultan's court.
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