Handel - Scherza, infida (from Ariodante)
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Opera » Opera Arias
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Arrestingly, uncompromisingly thrilling...while the coloratura thrills here are predictably spectacular, it’s the other elements – the new-found care and weight of the slower arias, the range... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
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Opera, May 2018, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Special offer. 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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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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Special offer. 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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…Magdalena Kožená beguiles and enchants throughout this captivating collection. The Czech mezzo's mature voice combines radiant purity with burnished intensity and…she negotiates Handel's quick-fire... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics Disc of the Year
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Joyce DiDonato - Furore (Handel Opera Arias)
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
DiDonato tackles this catalogue of emotional meltdowns with customary gusto. Sampled track-by-track, it's a thrilling operatic show case… — More…
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Opera, February 2009, Recording of the Month
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One of the satisfying approaches to programming Handel arias is to get under the skin of a few chosen characters or singers. All the arias here were composed for the mezzo-soprano Durastanti... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2007, Opera Choice
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Pe’s voice is strong and clear-toned. He shows agility in the long runs…and his decorations of the vocal line are bravely inventive. He projects the tender aspects of Caesar’s character well,... — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Rolando Villazón - Handel Arias
Rolando Villazón (tenor), with Rebecca Bottone (Asteria) & Jean Gandoullet (Tamerlano), Christopher Suckling (cello) & Robert Howarth (harpsichord)
Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
It is splendid to hear a singer of abundant personality leaping into the suicide scene from Tamerlano with such dramatic authority. Listening to Villazón's lively rendition of Bajazet's "Ciel... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2009, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Handel & Porpora: Arias
Julie Boulianne (mezzo soprano)
Clavecin en concert, Luc Beauséjour
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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