Handel - Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (from Alcina)
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Opera » Opera Arias
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Handel's Unsung Heroes
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Paul Sharp (trumpet), Christine Rice (mezzo), Roger Montgomery (horn), Joe Walters (horn), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Leo Duarte (oboe), Thomas Gould (violin), Joe Qiu (bassoon), La Nuova Musica, David Bates
This is a stunning collection of Handel opera numbers. For originality, risk-taking and erudition, it towers above its predecessors. It also benefits from its mix of soloists – having chosen... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Handel: Arias
RecommendedAlice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
The English Concert, Harry Bicket
The wealth of virtues in Coote's recital include her intuitive sense of apposite, well-proportioned ornamentation and a sure feeling for just tempo...Occasionally I found her vibrato and vocal... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Opera, November 2014, Recording of the Month
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Heroes and Heroines: Handel Arias
Sarah Connolly
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Sarah Connolly is an exemplary Handel singer.
Her recital is dominated by two roles she's performed at ENO, with arias from Alcina and Ariodante.
'Scherza infida' is an addictive mixture of... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2004, Editor's Choice
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Under the incisive direction of Peter Whelan, the group is on ebullient form as it explores the vogue for the French horn in Scotland…Barsanti emerges as a worthy rival to Handel’s festive verve…Renard’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2017
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Duel: Porpora and Handel in London
Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo)
Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu, Franck-Emmanuel Comte
Bridelli's strong mezzo voice provides fine advocacy for Porpora's long lyrical lines, especially in 'Nume che reggi' and in the drama of 'Dolce è su queste', a richly accompanied recitative. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2019, Opera Choice
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Opera, July 2019, Disc of the Month
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Farinelli - A Portrait
Live in Bergen
Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Hallenberg is a force of nature, in stark contrast to the synthetic singing of the film, for which sound engineers fuse a mezzo with a male alto voice. Hallenberg’s voice is unmistakably her... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Opera Choice
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Opera, February 2017, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Vivica Genaux: Arias
Vivica Genaux (mezzo)
Les violons du roy, Europa Galante, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Bernard Labadie, Fabio Biondi, John Nelson
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Scenes of Horror: Baroque Arias From the Shadows
Laila Salome Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Il Giratempo, Max Volbers
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Beausejour's unmannered and judicious direction and his excellent small band Clavecin en Concert provide astutely characterised platforms for Julie Boulianne's elegantly sincere singing...I'm... — More…
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