Handel's opera-oratorio Semele is a raunchy tale from ... blends sensuously with Nefertiti’s soprano in this exquisite love duet: “I breathe the sweet breath which comes forth from thy mouth.

They ended each concert with the Duet of the Cherries from the first opera they had sung together in Palermo. Last week a capacity crowd sludged through the snow to hear Tagliavini as Cavaradossi ...