Latest News: Classical, Arne (composer)
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Interview,
Ian Page on Arne's Artaxerxes 26th May 2021
The British conductor talks to Katherine about his 2010 recording of Thomas Arne's English-language opera seria about forbidden love and political skulduggery in Ancient Persia, re-released earlier this month on Signum.
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Interview,
John Andrews on Arne's The Judgment of Paris 10th June 2019
The conductor talks to David about his new recording of Thomas Arne's long-forgotten work, inspired by the contest of the three goddesses in Greek mythology.
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Recording of the Week,
Arne: Artaxerxes 24th January 2011
Ian Page and the Classical Opera Company resurrect the British composer’s ornate depiction of skulduggery in Ancient Persia, premiered in London in 1762, with Christopher Ainslie in the title-role and Elizabeth Watts as his firebrand sister.
