Messiah
) | Label: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES Catalog: CVS107 Format: COMPACT DISC Franco Fagioli Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Musica Catalana Orchestre de l'Opera RoyalWhen one of the most illustrious sopranists of our time becomes a conductor, he chooses nothing less than Messiah! Franco Fagioli paints a fresco of Handel's masterpiece with a Latin exaltation, drawing this great English Baroque oratorio in the colours of the Mediterranean, together with the famous Barcelona choir and their Caravaggesque chiaroscuro, which gives the work a shimmer of moiré. The Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal provides the backdrop for the splendours revealed by the soloists, who take us on a journey of joy and sorrow through the life and Passion of Christ: "Behold, I tell you a Mystery … "  Price: $42.98 |