Countertenor Nicolò Balducci will perform Georg Friedrich Händel’s Messiah at Uzès Cathedral and in Lyon – 20 and 21 December – and at the Chapelle Royale in Versailles on 23 and 24 December.

Carlo Vistoli will sing works by F. Cavalli, A. Cesti, C. Monteverdi, G. Frescobaldi, D. Castello, and A. Stradella in a recital entitled “Amor Tiranno” with Ensemble Sezione Aurea at the Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona on June 21 at 9:30 PM.

Andrea De Carlo with Ensemble Mare Nostrum conducts scores by Alessandro Stradella and Claudio Monteverdi in a concert entitled “La Dea delle Scene” at the Museo del Violino in Cremona as part of the Monteverdi Festival on June 20 at 6:00 PM.Soloist: Silvia Frigato.

Luca Tittoto comes back to London to sing the role of Ariodante in Händel’s opera Serse with the Academy of Ancient Music. Barbican Hall, 19 June at 7:00 p.m. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.