Howard Crook, who has died aged 77, was an American mime-artist-turned-tenor known for his contribution to excavating the early Baroque repertoire with conductors such as John Eliot Gardiner, Trevor ...

Franco Fagioli: 'I simply love this repertoire' Baroque music is a style that seems straightforward and could perhaps be performed by most singers. But one of the challenges is to be able to say ...

For its Lenten program, Mercury Baroque was on its best behavior. The period-instruments ensemble played very well. Artistic director Antoine Plante whipped up zestful interpretations. Musicians and ...