2015-02-12, The Guardian
Erato’s new recording was made in 2013, but derives from a 2011 revival at the Boston Early Music festival. Co-directed by theorbo players Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, it doesn’t quite have the elan or surety that characterises their more familiar work in the French baroque repertory. Karina Gauvin exudes hauteur as Niobe, opposite Philippe Jaroussky’s elegant, noble Anfione. Listen out for the star turns from Aaron Sheehan, rapturous as Niobe’s would-be lover Clearte, and Jesse Blumberg as the sinister yet meddling sorcerer Poliferno.
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