La Nuova Musica at Brighton Dome: 'highlight of Brighton Festival so far'
Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Sunday, May 23 Baroque performing consort La Nuova Musica performed Monteverdi’s Vespers, interspersed with madrigals and excerpts from the same composer’s opera ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’, resulting in a stunning performance that felt positively opulent after a year of concerts through screens. Ten singers were joined onstage by eight musicians, including harpsichordist and conductor David Bates, in rotating arrangements for the different works. SEE ALSO: Covid-19theatre installation at Brighton Festival - 'unsettling' The programme opened with a...