Rossini Stabat Mater
The concert in Bedford Corn Exchange on Saturday had a lovely atmosphere. The Rossini is one of the best 2nd rate oratorios and I mean that in a really positive way. It’s so dramatic it’s practically a mini opera. I think half the reason there was such a lovely feel to the evening was that father and daughter were the tenor and soprano soloists; Bonaventura Bottone and his daughter Rebecca. He must be 60 now but has the freshness of a voice 20 years younger and a top D flat to boot (for those of you who don’t necessarily know what that sounds like, it is a whole More »
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