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Ariodante, Barbican Hall
Ariodante, Barbican Hall
Joyce DiDonato carries the day
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
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Handel spread dazzle and desolation evenly enough through the lead roles of Ariodante. A suitably stellar line-up for last night's concert performance at the Barbican was, therefore, awaiting us. Yet, as so often with Handel, the packed ship and its glistening booty inevitably tilted to one passenger and one casket of gems: to Joyce DiDonato and "Scherza infida".
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