Handel: Flavio

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Flavio has some fine music, but is rarely performed...The aria 'Amante stravagante'...nicely displays [Joshua's] bright, silvery tone...The vocal star is Renata Pokupic as Vitige. Her 'Non credo'... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Sep 2010
Catalogue No: CHAN0773(2)
Label: Chandos
Series: Chaconne
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Overture

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company

Overture

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene I

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Renata Pokupić, Hilary Summers

Fra i ciechi orror' notturni (Vitige, Teodata)

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Ricordati, mio ben (Teodata, Vitige)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene II

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Thomas Walker, Andrew Foster-Williams, Iestyn Davies, Hilary Summers

Sinfonia

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Lotario, al sacro nodo (Ugone, Lotario, Guido, Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene III

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies, Thomas Walker, Andrew Foster-Williams, Hilary Summers

Con l'alma reverente - Quanto dolci, quanto care (Emilia, Guido, Ugone, Lotario, Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene IV

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Iestyn Davies

Son pur felice al fine (Guido)

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Bel contento già gode quest'alma (Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene V

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Thomas Walker, Tim Mead, Hilary Summers

O dell'Italo soglio, eccelso nume (Ugone, Flavio, Teodata)

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Benchè povera donzella (Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene VI

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andrew Foster-Williams, Tim Mead, Renata Pokupić

Della mia prole Emilia (Lotario, Flavio, Vitige)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene VII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Thomas Walker, Tim Mead, Andrew Foster-Williams

Di qual sovrano e riverito impero - Se a te vissi fedele (Ugone, Flavio, Lotario)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene VIII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Tim Mead, Renata Pokupić

Vitige! (Flavio, Vitige)

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Di quel che m'innamora (Flavio)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene IX

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Renata Pokupić

Io vo temendo, O Dio (Vitige)

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Che bel contento (Vitige)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene X

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Thomas Walker, Iestyn Davies

Ah! Guido, Guido! (Ugone, Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene XI

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Iestyn Davies

Amor, Emilia, onore - L'armellin vita non cura (Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene XII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies

Guido? Consorte? (Emilia, Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act I Scene XIII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua

Chi mai l'intende, Oh Dio! - A mante stravagante (Emilia)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene I

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Tim Mead, Thomas Walker

Al tuo cenno reale ubbidiente (Teodata, Flavio) - Act II Scene II. Dove, dove mi celo? (Ugone, Flavio, Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene III

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Thomas Walker, Hilary Summers

Ah! Teodata, Teodata! - Fato tiranno e crudo (Ugone, Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene IV

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Andrew Foster-Williams

Dunque per le mie nozze (Emilia, Lotario)

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S'egli ti chiede affetto (Lotario)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene V

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies

Che mai chiedete, o stelle (Emilia, Guido)

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Parto, sì. ma non so poi (Emilia)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene VI

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Iestyn Davies

Privarmi ancora (Guido)

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Rompo i lacci, e frango i dardi (Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene VII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Tim Mead, Renata Pokupić

Di Teodata assai men vago splende (Flavio, Vitige)

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Chi può mirare (Flavio)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene VIII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Renata Pokupić, Hilary Summers

Teodata! (Vitige, Teodata)

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Con un vezzo, con un riso (Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene IX

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Renata Pokupić

Amo, e quel ben ch'adoro (Vitige)

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Non credo instabile (Vitige)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene X

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Andrew Foster-Williams, Iestyn Davies

Io deluso? Lotario? ed altri miete (Lotario, Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act II Scene XI

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Andrew Foster-Williams

Ah! Misera, che veggio? Ah, genitore - Ma chi punir desio? (Emilia, Lotario)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene I

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Tim Mead, Rosemary Joshua, Thomas Walker

Alma, tu non m'intendi (Flavio, Emilia, Ugone)

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Da te parto. ma concedi (Emilia)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene II

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Tim Mead, Renata Pokupić, Hilary Summers

Guido, Lotario uccise? (Flavio, Vitige, Teodata)

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Corrispondi a chi ti adora (Vitige, Flavio, Teodata)

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Starvi accanto e non languire (Flavio)

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Barbara Teodata (Vitige, Teodata)

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Che colpa è la mia (Teodata)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene III

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Renata Pokupić

Del nuovo amante, e dell'impero accesa (Vitige)

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Sirti, scogli, tempeste, procelle (Vitige)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene IV

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Rosemary Joshua, Iestyn Davies

O Guido, o mio tiranno! - Emilia, eccoti al piede (Emilia, Guido)

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Amor, nel mio penar (Guido)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene V

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Hilary Summers, Renata Pokupić, Tim Mead, Iestyn Davies, Thomas Walker

Vitige! (Teodata, Vitige, Flavio) - Act III Scene VI. Signor, se il mio delitto (Guido, Ugone, Flavio)

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Handel: Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, HWV 16, Act III Scene VII

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Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Iestyn Davies, Tim Mead, Tutti Soloists, Rosemary Joshua, Renata Pokupić, Hilary Summers, Thomas Walker

Deh, perdona, o dolce bene (Guido, Emilia)

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E tu, Vitige, in pena (Flavio, Vitige, Teodata, Ugone, Guido)

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Doni pace ad ogni core (Chorus)

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Although Flavio, premiered in 1723, deals with motives of love, honour, and duty, the tone is domestic, with less emphasis than in many other operas on political or military changes of fortune. Though hardly a comedy, it does seem to move to a more detached view of human interactions. The action is set in Lombardy during the dark ages: the stratagem of sending unwanted individuals away to govern Britain – striking overtones of honour and punishment – would no doubt have been taken humorously by the London audiences.

The music embraces a wide variety of emotions, with duets, one for each pair of lovers, framing the beginning and end of the opera. In Act III, as one lover pleads the case of his rival, the ambiguity of the situation causes a splendid ironical frisson in the plot, reflected in the music. Handel revived Flavio once, in 1732, its modest success in its day reflecting the tastes of contemporary audiences rather than its musical or dramatic quality. It is far better appreciated today as one of the composer’s most inventive operas, full of the varied imagination, superb arias, and excellent melody we expect from Handel’s best operas.

Founded in 1994 by its music director, Christian Curnyn, the Early Opera Company is now firmly established as one of Britain’s leading early music ensembles. The Company’s debut production of Handel’s Serse led to an invitation to perform at the BOC Covent Garden Festival, and this was followed by three performances of Ariodante. In 1998 the Company made its debut at St John’s, Smith Square with a concert performance of Charpentier’s Actéon and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and was invited to stage Handel’s Orlando at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the South Bank Early Music Festival.

Since then the Company has performed at many leading festivals. Highlights have included productions of Dido and Aeneas at the Vic Early Music Festival in Spain, Handel’s Agrippina at St John’s, and Handel’s Partenope at the Buxton Festival and the Snape Proms at Aldeburgh.

Future plans include performances of Così fan tutte at New York City Opera and Medée at Chicago Opera Theater.

For Chandos, Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera Company have recorded Handel’s Partenope and Semele (winner of the 2009 Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize) and Eccles’s The Judgment of Paris.

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December 2010

Flavio has some fine music, but is rarely performed...The aria 'Amante stravagante'...nicely displays [Joshua's] bright, silvery tone...The vocal star is Renata Pokupic as Vitige. Her 'Non credo' aria is beautifully shaped.

February 2011

Curnyn and his spruce period band finely catch the tone and tinta of his delectable opera. Tempi - mobile but never frenetic - are aptly chosen, rhythms buoyant...The singers, many of them Curnyn regulars, dispatch their arias with fine Handelian stye and spirit, and, crucially, bring real theatrical vitality to their recitative exchanges.

November 2010

Joshua's gleaming, agile soprano remains on pristine form for such an experienced Handelian and she's a consistent pleasure...Davies's Guido...is a major achievement for the young countertenor in his first starring role on disc...dashing off the coloratura volleys of 'Rompo i lacci' with insouciant ease and consistently pearly tone

7th November 2010

Iestyn Davies’s plangent, fiery Guido and Rosemary Joshua’s diamantine Emilia could hardly be bettered...Thomas Walker and Andrew Foster-Williams are stalwarts as the warring patriarchs.

29th October 2010

This new recording is exemplary, with elegant, sprightly playing by the Early Opera Company, beautifully paced tempos set by conductor Christian Curnyn, and golden-age singing from Tim Mead, Iestyn Davies, Rosemary Joshua and Andrew Foster-Williams.

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