Review: Handel and Vivaldi Arias (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Australia’s Mr Baroque, Erin Helyard, led a splendid concert starring soprano Samantha Clarke.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
Australia’s Mr Baroque, Erin Helyard, led a splendid concert starring soprano Samantha Clarke.
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