“Operatic sorcery” – Review Highlights for Amadigi di Gaula at Buxton

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Morgan makes the seemingly endless runs in the complex arias seem effortless; Hall is, if anything, even more fluent.

Pierce’s high, slightly glassy soprano perfectly complements the creamier, more mezzo register of Cronin, who delivers Melissa’s increasingly intense and virtuosic arias with skill and panache. The English Concert orchestra underpins it all with well-drilled musical finesse.

*****

Clare Stevens, The Stage


Led by Erin Helyard, the players of the English Concert are on strong form

Daniel Lewis, The Times

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