“Although there is no historical record to reveal if Monteverdi ever performed his Vespers of 1610 in Venice, if we take its Basilica di San Marco as the ideal setting for such a creation, then Garsington Opera does a fine job of capturing the spirit of that place in its own unique way. While the basilica isContinue reading ““Simplicity and refinement” MusicOMH review of Vespers at Garsington”