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Young TalentsBeniamino Paganini: for the Glory of Music
Founder of Musica Gloria, a baroque ensemble born out of his early years of training, Belgian flutist and harpsichordist Beniamino Paganini, 31, has cultivated an intimate and devoted approach to music since discovering Monteverdi in Bruges at the age of 7.
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Cristina Prats CostaA Violin Along the Roads of the Mediterranean
In “Spiritillo Mediterraneo”, Spanish violinist Cristina Prats Costa follows in the footsteps of a lively, mischievous little Baroque sprite, taking her violin on a journey through Mediterranean ports, courtyards, and intertwined traditions. From Falconieri to Vivaldi, from Matteis to the Spanish dances of Sanz, Murcia, and Nebra, her first solo album transforms the Mediterranean into a theatre of invention, where ornamentation becomes storytelling.
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Baroque opera today (1/3)Germany 1920: Handel Rediscovered
Having long triumphed on European stages, Baroque opera almost entirely disappeared during the 19th century, before re-emerging in the 20th from the libraries where its manuscripts had lain dormant. From forgotten heritage, it has become, in the 21st century, a space for artistic creation. A look back at this revival in three parts. First stop: Germany, with the gradual rediscovery of Handel from the 1920s onwards, centred on the Göttingen Handel Festival, often presented for this reason as the oldest Baroque music festival in the world.
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A Summer of Baroque Opera (1/7)Handel’s “Arminio” with Max Emanuel Cenčić
The first opera to be streamed by our magazine this summer, Handel’s “Arminio” revives one of the composer’s rarest titles in a sumptuous production from the Karlsruhe Handel Festival. Conducted by George Petrou, the staging is by Max Emanuel Cenčić, who also sings the title role: a hero caught between political loyalty, family conflict and resistance to Rome.
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Young TalentsEnsemble Théodora: French Baroque Finds a Home in London
Four women, making every decision together, embracing a quartet that combines artistic freedom with uncompromising rigour. Founded in London around French music, Ensemble Théodora has made friendship, source materials, and long-term collaboration the foundations of a shared sound, refined with meticulous care. Lucie Chabard and Mariamielle Lamagat speak about the intimate process behind their collective.
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30 Years of L’Orfeo BarockorchesterRameau, a star of the Austrian stage
To mark the 30th anniversary of L’Orfeo Barockorchester, founders Michi Gaigg and Carin van Heerden look back on three decades of intense, joyful work centered on sound and interpretation. As dynamic as ever, the ensemble will be at Greinburg Castle (Austria) from August 1 to 9 for Sophia, an imaginary opera by Bach in which cantatas and choruses engage in a dialogue with artificial intelligence, freedom, and our concept of humanity.
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