Review: Orfeo, Brighton Early Music Festival, The Old Market, Hove, November 8 ★★★★★
PERHAPS the crown jewels of this year’s festival – with further performances this weekend – this production of Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo is a delight.
PERHAPS the crown jewels of this year’s festival – with further performances this weekend – this production of Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo is a delight.
This was an evening of impressive vocal talent, and one of those rare gigs where the support acts were as enjoyable, engaging, and warmly received as the headliner.
Sadly, after the excitement of the Ropetackle's South Coast Jazz Festival over the weekend, this gig on a wet Tuesday evening was unable to attract much of an audience.
The second double-header at this year's festival was a real gem.
Brainchild of local jazz heroes Claire Martin and Julian Nicholas, the second South Coast Jazz Festival got off to a flying start.
Initially This is the Kit seemed very English and reserved.
With their recent Nashville recording moving them away from their folk origins, The Waterboys for a few minutes were just another anonymous rock band.
A powerful performance, bringing together the cinematic landmark that is the 1928 silent French film of Joan of Arc's trial, and a live soundtrack by the Orlando Consort (joined by bass singer Robert MacDonald), using vocal music of the period.
Accompanied by the Julian Joseph Trio, this was Anderson’s tribute to the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.
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