All-round superstar tenor Allan Clayton steps ably into the part of the celebrated tenor John Beard (1716-1791), soloist of choice for Handel and his contemporaries: a wealth of arias (plus a gorgeous duet with Mary Bevan), all deliciously accompanied by Classical Opera and Ian Page.
SIGCD457 68 minutes 59 seconds
'[An] excellent Handel album, essentially as good as it gets in this repertoire' (Classic FM)