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Il castrato del granduca - Arias for Gaetano Berenstadt
Lina Tur Bonet, Musica Alchemica, Filippo Mineccia, I musici del Gran Principe, Samuele Lastrucci
Musica Alchemica
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Queens - Opera arias by Handel
premiered by Francesca Cuzzoni & Anna Maria Strada del Pò
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) & Fabio Ciofini (harpsichord & direction)
Accademia Hermans
Invernizzi is often in top voice here. Her coloratura is electrifying; one can’t imagine a more commanding Berenice in ‘Scoglio d’immota fronta’. She handles pathos exquisitely, as in Alcina’s... — More…
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Marais, M: Sémélé
Shannon Mercer (Sémélé), Bénédicte Tauran (Dorine), Jaël Azzaretti (La Grande Prêtresse de Bacchus), Hjördis Thébault (Junon), Anders J. Dahlin (Adraste), Thomas Dolié (Jupiter), Lisandro Abadie (Mercure) & Marc Labonnette (Cadmus)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Marais conjures up a brilliant succession of choruses, sensuous solos, dramatic ensembles, descriptive symphonies, ceremonial marches and dances. Hervé Niquet directs a tense, visceral performance,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Opera Choice
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Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Isabella), Alisdair Kent (Lindoro), Ricardo Seguel (Mustafà), Pablo Ruiz (Taddeo), Lilian Farahany (Elvira), Esther Kuiper (Zulma), José Coca Loza (Haly), Orchestra of the 18th Century, La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel, Giancarlo Andretta
It’s possible that in future times this set will be something of a collector’s item, thanks to the Isabella of its 29-year-old Russian mezzo, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya...possibly the finest of all... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Opera
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Arias for Luigi Marchesi
The great castrato of the Napoleonic era
Ann Hallenberg (mezzo)
Stile Galante, Stefano Aresi
There is perhaps no singer better able to meet this challenge than Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg: her rich timbre, the evenness of her register and the precision of her intonation evoke... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2015, Opera Choice
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Rameau: Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Égypte
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Blandine Staskiewicz (sopranos), Jennifer Borghi (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal (countertenors), Tassis Christoyannis, Alain Buet (basses)
Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
The music, with Rameau very much in his prime, matches the spectacle and drama...While Herve Niquet's musical direction is generally and excellently consistent, this performance is by no means... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Montéclair: Jephté
David Witczak, Adriána Kalafszky, Katia Velletaz, Judith van Wanroij, Tassis Christoyannis, Clément Debieuvre, Thomas Dolié, David Witzcak, Zachary Wilder, Chantal Santon Jeffery
Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi
Vashegyi’s Hungarian forces have an enviable reputation for their Rameau recordings, and Jephté, recorded during a 2019 run of concert performances, merits similar praise. There’s real relish... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020, Nouveauté
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overall the set is exceptional for the joyous verve and style Niquet brings to this entrancing comédie lyrique. — More…
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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
RecommendedEmanuela Galli (La Musica / Euridice), Mirko Guadagnini (Orfeo), Marina De Liso (Messaggiera), Cristina Calzolari (Proserpina), Matteo Bellotto (Plutone), Josè Maria Lo Monaco (Speranza), Salvo Vitale (Caronte), Vincenzo Di Donato (Apollo), Francesca Cassinari (Ninfa)
La Venexiana, Claudio...
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Building a Library, May 2017, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Winner - Baroque Vocal
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Cavalli: Artemisia
Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Artemisia), Roberta Mameli (Artemia), Valentina Coladonato (Oronta), Maarten Engeltjes (Meraspe), Andrea Arrivabene (Alindo), Marina Bartoli (Ramiro), Silvia Frigato (Eurillo), Salvo Vitale (Indamoro), Alberto Allegrezza (Erisbe) & Alessandro Giangrande (Niso)
La...
The score is a musky pot pourri of dewy love songs, indignant recitatives, balmy passacaglias, lullabies and laments...Together with Silvia Frigato's nimble page Eurillo, Allegrezza delivers... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2011, Editor's Choice
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