Vivica Genaux: Hasse, Handel, A Tribute To Faustin
Label: DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI Catalog: 88691944592 Format: CD Vivica Genaux (mezzo) Cappella Gabetta, Andrés GabettaHandel: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (from Alcina) Parmi che giunta in porto (from Radamisto) Ti pentirai, crudel (Tolomeo, re di Egitto) Hasse, J A: Qual di voi…Piange quel fonte (Numa Pompilio) Ciro riconosciuto: Overture Padre ingiusto (from Cajo Fabricio) Quel nome se ascolto (from Ciro riconosciuto) Didone abbandonata: Sinfonia Va tra le selve Ircana (from Artaserse - 1730 version) Zenobia: Overture Ah! Che mancar mi sento Mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni was considered to be one of the greatest singers of the first half of the C18th, entrancing audiences in Italy and throughout Europe and commanding huge fees. All of the great Baroque composers wrote for her, including featured composers George Frideric Haendel (1685-1759) and Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), to whom she was married and in whose opera productions she starred. The famous librettist Metastasio described them as a "truly an exquisite couple". However, she was also involved in one of the biggest scandals in opera history by fighting onstage at the King’s Theatre with another leading singer of the day, Francesca Cuzzoni - infront of the Princess of Wales! Price: $19.98 |