Vivaldi: Masques

A countertenor recital drawn from Vivaldi's operas — arias originally written for the female contralto and male alto castrato roles that populate the Venetian stage works. Café Zimmermann provides the orchestral fabric.

Bénos-Djian has been carving out a Vivaldi-opera niche since his breakthrough in Bajazet and Argippo. The programme leans on the hero-in-disguise tradition that motivated so many of Vivaldi’s vocal roles — hence the title Masques.