Handel: Alcina
Arleen Augér (Alcina), Della Jones (Ruggiero), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Bradamante), Maldwyn Davies (Oronte), Eiddwen Harrhy (Morgana), Patrizia Kwella (Oberto), John Tomlinson (Melisso)
City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
It would be hard to devise a septet of soloists more stylish than those on the reissued EMI set, with Arleen Auger brilliant and warm-toned...Della Jones stands out in the breeches role of Ruggiero...
Handel: Alcina
Arleen Augér (Alcina), Della Jones (Ruggiero), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Bradamante), Maldwyn Davies (Oronte), Eiddwen Harrhy (Morgana), Patrizia Kwella (Oberto), John Tomlinson (Melisso)
City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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It would be hard to devise a septet of soloists more stylish than those on the reissued EMI set, with Arleen Auger brilliant and warm-toned...Della Jones stands out in the breeches role of Ruggiero...
About
Studio recording, 1985
Contents and tracklist
Handel:
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34
Work length3:38:01
This work is only available as an album download.
- Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Kathleen Kuhlmann (mezzo-soprano), Arleen Auger (soprano), Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Maldwyn Davies (soprano), Maldwyn Davies (tenor)
- City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Opera Stage Chorus
- Richard Hickox
- Recorded: 1985-07-31
- Recording Venue: 19-23 & 29-31 July 1985, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 2: Chorus: Questo è il cielo de' contenti
Track length3:11
(5) Recit.: Qua dunque ne veniste (Oronte, Bradamante) - (6) Recit.: Io sono tua difesa (Morgana, Bradamante)
Track length00:44
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 7: Recit.: Io dunque (Oronte, Morgana)
Track length00:44
(9) Recit.: Ah, infedele, infedel! (Ruggiero, Alcina) - (10) Recit.: Regina: il tuo soggiorno (Bradamante, Alcina, Ruggiero)
Track length1:41
(11) Recit.: Se nemico mi fossi (Bradamante, Ruggiero) - (12) Recit.: Bradamante favella? (Ruggiero, Melisso, Bradamante)
Track length1:01
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scenes 13-15: (13) Recit.: A quai strani perigli (Melisso, Bradamante) - (14) Recit.: Fuggi, cor mio, ti affretta! (Morgana, Bradamante) - (15) Recit.: È forse il mio? (Morgana, Bradamante)
Track length1:00
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act I, Scenes 13-15: Aria: Tornami a vagheggiar (Morgana)
Track length4:40
(4) Recit.: S'acquieti il rio sospetto (Alcina, Morgana) - (5) Recit.: E la tua pace (Morgana, Alcina, Ruggiero)
Track length1:02
Aria: Ah! mio cor! schernito sei! (Alcina)
Track length12:30
This track is only available as an album download.
(9) Recit.: Or, che dici, Morgana? (Oronte, Morgana) - (10) Recit.: All'offesa, il disprezzo giunge l'ingrata? (Oronte)
Track length00:45
(11) Recit.: Ed è ver che mi narri? (Oberto, Bradamante) - (12) Recit.: Eccomi a' piedi tuoi (Ruggiero, Bradamante, Morgana)
Track length1:15
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act II, Scene 13: Recit.: Ah! Ruggiero crudel (Alcina)
Track length2:59
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act II, Scene 13: Aria: Ombre pallide, lo so, mi udite (Alcina)
Track length6:36
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scene 3: Recit.: Tutta d'armate squadre (Melisso, Ruggiero, Bradamante)
Track length00:30
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto) (performing edition by Clifford Bartlett) (2006 Digital Remaster), Act III, Scene 3: Aria: Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana (Ruggiero)
Track length5:30
(8) Recit.: Prendi, e vivi (Ruggiero, Oronte) - (9) Recit.: Ah mio Ruggier, che tenti? (Alcina, Ruggiero, Bradamante) - (10) Recit.: Misera, ah, no! (Alcina, Morgana) - (Final scene)
Track length1:07
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act III, Scenes 8-11: Chorus: Doppo tante amare pene
Track length00:46
Awards and reviews
2010 edition
It would be hard to devise a septet of soloists more stylish than those on the reissued EMI set, with Arleen Auger brilliant and warm-toned...Della Jones stands out in the breeches role of Ruggiero and Eiddwen Harrhy as Morgana is no less brilliant...Hickox underlines the contrasts of mood and speed, conveying the full range of emotion.
