Although better known today for his concertos, in his own lifetime Antonio Vivaldi was just as famous for his operas of which he claimed to have written ninety-four. Most of these are now lost, but a ...

One explanation for Ottone‘s neglect in modern times must be its dramatic inertia, and yet so complicated is the synopsis in English Touring Opera‘s programme that watching it you can’t help but ...

A beloved regular of concert hall, radio and recording, the music of Vivaldi has more or less failed to find its way into the contemporary opera house. If we are to believe his own claims, the ...