Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade album review
Monaco/Raftis/Colombo/Frigato/Orchestra Ghislieri/Prandi (Arcana) Recorded from a live performance in an 18th-century theatre in Jesi – Pergolesi’s hometown – this is a brain-addling tale of love triangles and long-lost twins set in the ancient Olympics Pietro Metastasio’s tale of dirty doings at the ancient Olympic Games proved so popular that more than 60 composers set it…