Monteverdi operas
Francesca Aspromonte, left, and Krystian Adam, middle, with John Eliot Gardiner conducting, perform “Vespers of 1610” with English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir at the Segerstrom Concert Hall. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Francesca Aspromonte, left, with conductor John Eliot Gardiner, perform “Vespers of 1610” at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Francesca Aspromonte, left, and Krystian Adam. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Francesca Aspromonte, left, performs and John Eliot Gardiner conducts. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Francesca Aspromonte, left, and Marian Flores perform with English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir at Segerstrom Concert Hall. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Conductor John Eliot Gardiner acknowledges the crowd before conducting “Vespers of 1610” with English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir at the Segerstrom Concert Hall. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)