‘Armonia Atenea’

 For some time now, the Greek conductor, George Petrou’s interpretations of Handel’s operas have been highly regarded, right up there with Minkowski, Jacobs and Fasolis. His conducting style is always a perfect mixture of creativity and tenderness, but where theatricality never descends into brutality. Let him take the reins of the ensemble and rule his soloists with a rod of iron, and discover this great work which was composed by Handel in 1725 for a group of singers - Faustina Bordoni, Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni - who were extremely popular at the time.