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Fire and flair in this best ever Solomon

Handel

Solomon

Ana Maria Labin, Gwendoline Blondeel (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor); Chœur de Chambre de Namur; Millenium Orchestra/Leonardo García Alarcón

Ricercar RIC449 152:08 mins (2 discs)

This is the best-ever, and a highpoint for conductor Leonardo García Alarcón’s career. Organised for the 2022 Namur summer festival, the performance re-assembled artists who had worked together in Handel oratorios at previous festivals.

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