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The '''Early Opera Company''' is a British ensemble dedicated to the performance of [[baroque opera]]s using [[period instruments]]. |
The '''Early Opera Company''' is a British ensemble dedicated to the performance of [[baroque opera]]s using [[period instruments]]. |
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The company was founded in 1994 by [[Christian Curnyn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earlyopera.com/early-opera-company/|title=Early Opera Company - Early Opera Company|date=21 February 2014}}</ref> [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s operas feature prominently in its repertoire, and the Company has given notable performances of ''[[Acis and Galatea (Handel)|Acis and Galatea]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Christiansen, Rupert|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/10208594/Acis-and-Galatea-Early-Opera-Company-review.html|title=Acis and Galatea, Early Opera Company, review|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalconcertreviews/9013137/Dido-and-Aeneas-Early-Opera-Company-Wigmore-Hall-review.html|author=Christiansen, Rupert|title=Dido and Aeneas, Early Opera Company, Wigmore Hall, review|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 January 2012|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[Agrippina (opera)|Agrippina]]'' in New York, ''[[Orlando (opera)|Orlando]]'' at the [[South Bank Centre]] Early Music Festival and ''[[Partenope]]'' at the [[Linbury Studio Theatre]]. They have also recorded ''Partenope'' and ''[[Semele (Handel)|Semele]]'' for the Chaconne label on [[Chandos Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%200745|title=Semele|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> The recording of ''Semele'' was awarded the Handel Prize in 2008. Soloists who have performed with the company include [[Joshua Bell]], [[Sam Haywood]] and [[Jonathan Biss]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/02/early-opera-company-wigmore-hall-review-joshua-bell-sam-haywood-jonathan-biss|title=Early Opera Company; Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood; Jonathan Biss – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> They performed at the Lufthansa Baroque Music Festival, in May 2009, with [[John Eccles (composer)|John Eccles]]'s ''[[The Judgment of Paris (opera)|The Judgment of Paris]]'' in one of its first performances. The ensemble also made the premiere recording of the work for [[Chandos Records]]. |
The company was founded in 1994 by [[Christian Curnyn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earlyopera.com/early-opera-company/|title=Early Opera Company - Early Opera Company|date=21 February 2014}}</ref> [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s operas feature prominently in its repertoire, and the Company has given notable performances of ''[[Acis and Galatea (Handel)|Acis and Galatea]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Christiansen, Rupert|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/10208594/Acis-and-Galatea-Early-Opera-Company-review.html|title=Acis and Galatea, Early Opera Company, review|date=29 July 2013|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[Dido and Aeneas]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalconcertreviews/9013137/Dido-and-Aeneas-Early-Opera-Company-Wigmore-Hall-review.html|author=Christiansen, Rupert|title=Dido and Aeneas, Early Opera Company, Wigmore Hall, review|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 January 2012|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> ''[[Agrippina (opera)|Agrippina]]'' in New York, ''[[Orlando (opera)|Orlando]]'' at the [[South Bank Centre]] Early Music Festival and ''[[Partenope]]'' at the [[Linbury Studio Theatre]]. They have also recorded ''Partenope'' and ''[[Semele (Handel)|Semele]]'' for the Chaconne label on [[Chandos Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%200745|title=Semele|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> The recording of ''Semele'' was awarded the Handel Prize in 2008. Soloists who have performed with the company include [[Joshua Bell]], [[Sam Haywood]] and [[Jonathan Biss]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/02/early-opera-company-wigmore-hall-review-joshua-bell-sam-haywood-jonathan-biss|title=Early Opera Company; Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood; Jonathan Biss – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=21 May 2019}}</ref> They performed at the Lufthansa Baroque Music Festival, in May 2009, with [[John Eccles (composer)|John Eccles]]'s ''[[The Judgment of Paris (opera)|The Judgment of Paris]]'' in one of its first performances. The ensemble also made the premiere recording of the work for [[Chandos Records]]. |
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 5 April 2024
The Early Opera Company is a British ensemble dedicated to the performance of baroque operas using period instruments.
Background[edit]
The company was founded in 1994 by Christian Curnyn.[1] Handel's operas feature prominently in its repertoire, and the Company has given notable performances of Acis and Galatea,[2] Dido and Aeneas,[3] Agrippina in New York, Orlando at the South Bank Centre Early Music Festival and Partenope at the Linbury Studio Theatre. They have also recorded Partenope and Semele for the Chaconne label on Chandos Records.[4] The recording of Semele was awarded the Handel Prize in 2008. Soloists who have performed with the company include Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood and Jonathan Biss.[5] They performed at the Lufthansa Baroque Music Festival, in May 2009, with John Eccles's The Judgment of Paris in one of its first performances. The ensemble also made the premiere recording of the work for Chandos Records.
References[edit]
- ^ "Early Opera Company - Early Opera Company". 21 February 2014.
- ^ Christiansen, Rupert (29 July 2013). "Acis and Galatea, Early Opera Company, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Christiansen, Rupert (13 January 2012). "Dido and Aeneas, Early Opera Company, Wigmore Hall, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Semele". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Early Opera Company; Joshua Bell, Sam Haywood; Jonathan Biss – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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