Handel: Alessandro, HWV21
Max Emanuel Cencic (Alessandro), Karina Gauvin (Lisaura), Julia Lezhneva (Roxana), Xavier Sabata (Tassile), Juan Sancho (Leonato)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
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Handel: Alessandro - Opera in 3 Acts, HWV 21
- Armonia Atenea
- George Petrou
- Recorded: 2011-09-15
- Recording Venue: Dimitris Metropoulos Hall, Athens
Overture
Handel: Alessandro - Opera in 3 Acts, HWV 21 / Act 1
- Karina Gauvin (soprano), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), In-Sung Sim (bass), Juan Sancho (tenor), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Xavier Sabata (contralto), Vassily Koroshev (countertenor)
- The City Of Athens Choir, Armonia Atenea
- George Petrou
- Recorded: 2011-09-15
- Recording Venue: Dimitris Metropoulos Hall, Athens
"E tanto ancor s’indugia a superare questo vil muro?"
Sinfonia e Recitativo: "Ossidraca superba" - Recitativo - "Oh smisurato ardire!" - Sinfonia del crollo del muro
Recitativo: "Grazie all’eterno Giove"
Handel: Alessandro - Opera in 3 Acts, HWV 21 / Act 2
- Vassily Koroshev (countertenor), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Xavier Sabata (contralto), Karina Gauvin (soprano), Juan Sancho (tenor), In-Sung Sim (bass)
- The City Of Athens Choir, Armonia Atenea
- George Petrou
- Recorded: 2011-09-15
- Recording Venue: Dimitris Metropoulos Hall, Athens
Recitativo ed Arioso: "Solitudine amate in cui sfogarmi lice una fiamma infelice"
"Aure, fonti, ombre gradite"
"Recitativo ed Arioso: Eccola in preda al sonno"
Handel: Alessandro - Opera in 3 Acts, HWV 21 / Act 3
- Karina Gauvin (soprano), In-Sung Sim (bass), Juan Sancho (tenor), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), Xavier Sabata (contralto), Vassily Koroshev (countertenor)
- Armonia Atenea, The City Of Athens Choir
- George Petrou
- Recorded: 2011-09-15
- Recording Venue: Dimitris Metropoulos Hall, Athens
Arioso: "Sfortunato è il mio valore"
Recitativo: "L’adulator s’appressa" - Recitativo: "Renditi, o mori!"
Aria: "Sarò qual vento, che nell’incendio spira"