Belisario – review

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonDepicting the traumatic relationship between a Byzantine general and his murderous wife, Donizetti's Belisario has invited comparison with Macbeth – Shakespeare's as well as Verdi's. After this fine concert performance from the Chelsea Opera Group, however, I found myself wondering whether we should really be thinking of it as one of several 19th century operas that strongly echo King Lear without directly setting it.The central couple are played by bass and soprano...

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