Sophie Karthäuser

Réné Jacobs reinvents Handel’s Orlando for the 21st century with the help of the young period instrument ensemble B’Rock and a brilliant cast of soloists led by Bejun Mehta as the title hero and Sophie Karthäuser as his adored Angelica.

Divertissement, destiné à l'inauguration des "appartements du Roi", c'est à dire des soirées données au château par le Roi, composé par Marc-Antoine Charpentier en 1682. Les personnages: la Musique, la Conversation, le Jeu. Charpentier aurait lui-même tenu le rôle du Jeu. Enregistré à l'Opéra Royal du château de Versailles pendant les journées organisées par le centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles en octobre 2004

In Tamerlano, Handel defied rules both written and tacit—offering a main role to a mature tenor at a time when the castrato voice dominated; and not shying away from shocking scenes that other composers approached hesitantly, like suicide. Pierre Audi’s elegant, minimalist staging allows an all-star cast of singers to highlight the work’s many dramatic elements, proving that Baroque opera can still move and thrill us as it did 300 years ago!

Berlioz’s whimsical and nostalgic take on Shakespeare’s great comedy Much Ado About Nothing graces the stage of Glyndebourne in Laurent Pelly’s astute 2016 production. Italian maestro Antonello Manacorda leads the London Philharmonic in Berlioz’s brilliant score.