Philippe Jaroussky (as Moses) leads a cast which includes Julia Lezhneva, Jakub Józef Orliński and Bruno de Sá in Hasse's Old Testament oratorio, written for the girls of the Ospedale degli Incurabili in Venice when he was enjoying his first flush of fame as an opera-composer.
The Brazilian soprano discusses his debut album on Erato (exploring the period of operatic history when women were forbidden from performing on the Roman stage) and the process of 'finding his own path' as a high-voiced male singer...