by John Blow, Philip Pickett, New London Consort · Decca (Universal) · CD · EAN 0028944022025
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«Venus & Adonis» is the opera album by John Blow with Catherine Bott, Michael George and the New London Consort, released on CD by Decca (Universal).
Opera in three acts composed by John Blow in the early 1680s, with a libretto by Anne Kingsmill, Countess of Winchilsea. It is considered the first English opera in the strict sense. This recording, conducted by Philip Pickett, is performed by Catherine Bott, Michael George and the New London Consort.
The recording belongs to the L'Oiseau-Lyre label and was published by Decca (Universal); it consists of a single disc.
For fans of Baroque opera and English classical music.
