Recital "A Royal Trio". Arias by Handel, Bononcini & Ariosti Lawrence Zazzo, La Nuova Musica, David Bates

A dazzling Royal trio. Founded in 1719 as the first opera company in the English-speaking world, the Royal Academy of Music commissioned and premièred some of the finest 18th-century operas, including Handel’s Giulio Cesare. Renowned American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo is joined by La Nuova Musica and David Bates for a snapshot of the Academy’s hits circa 1725 featuring arias by Handel, Ariosti and Bononcini. “The Musical Director (Bates) and countertenor (Zazzo) are a pairing made in Handel heaven” (The Guardian, concert review)