Monday 1 October 2007

This Saturday I was at the Théâtre de Poissy to hear Handel's Alcina. Lovely evening! Il Complesso Barocco was conducted by Alan Curtis. I love Handel! It is simply a great evening's entertainment.
Joyce Di Donato was superb. Maïté Beaumont does not have a particularly attractive voice, but she can certainly sing, and act! Karina Gauvin was excellent (as long as you close your eyes). Sonia Prina sang well. I very much liked the baritone voice of Vito Priante, and Kobie van Rensburg has a good tenor voice. A word of praise for Nils Wieboldt who played the important cello part with immense skill.
It's an attractive theatre, and of an ideal size for baroque music. Poissy isn't much of a town, however, especially if you are hungry!

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