L'Ormindo, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London: Having opened just two months ago, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse hosts its first opera in the shape of Cavalli's rarely performed L'Ormindo. Dating from 1644, the work represents the beginnings of opera in the commercial theatres of Venice, with a small instrumental ensemble; numerous solo parts involved in a complex intrigue, blending serious and comic; and no chorus. Read t…