Critics responded very enthusiastically to Nicholas McGegan's performance in the production of Handel's Giulio Cesare at Blackwater Valley Opera this May. The rhythmic exuberance he exuded from his fellow musicians was particularly highly commended, as he directed the Irish Baroque Orchestra from the harpsichord.
Selected reviews:
The 25-strong Irish Baroque Orchestra, steered by conductor Nicholas McGegan, interprets the rhythmically lively score with equal parts brio and aching finesse.
Ian Patterson, THEATRE NEWS - 4* Review
McGegan’s band played with a cultured bounciness, unafraid to take things strikingly slowly in the deeper arias, the virtuoso solos admirably done.
Robert Thicknesse, OPERA NOW - 4* Review
The Irish Baroque Orchestra, under the confident, subtle baton of its conductor Nicholas McGegan , an expert on 18th century baroque music and music director of the renowned Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale for 34 years, performed Handel's fantastically beautiful music on original instruments.
Dr. Charles E. Ritterband, KLASSIK BEGEISTERT
