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Anime Immortali from Franco Fagioli
14th Apr 2023by Katherine Cooper
The Argentinian countertenor is at the top of his game in a programme exploring Mozart's writing for castrati, including the motet Exsultate, jubilate and arias from La finta giardiniera, Lucio Silla and La clemenza di Tito.
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Franco Fagioli on Anime Immortali
14th Apr 2023by Katherine Cooper
The Argentinian countertenor discusses his new album of sacred and secular Mozart (out today on Pentatone) - and recounts how his love-affair with singing the composer's music was ignited when he was cast as First Boy in Die Zauberflöte aged 11...
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Handel's Agrippina starring Joyce DiDonato
31st Jan 2020by Katherine Cooper
The American mezzo sings the title role of the scheming Roman matriarch in a starrily-cast recording of Handel's early opera with Il Pomo d'Oro, conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev.
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Handel: Agrippina
Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina), Elsa Benoit (Poppea), Luca Pisaroni (Claudio), Franco Fagioli (Nerone), Jakub Józef Orliński (Ottone), Andrea Mastroni (Pallante), Carlo Vistoli (Narciso), Biagio Pizzuti (Lesbo), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Giunone) Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
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Franco Fagioli on Handel
1st Feb 2018by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the Argentinian countertenor about his new album of arias from operas including Serse, Rinaldo and Ariodante - the latter previously unrecorded by this voice-type.
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Franco Fagioli on Adriano in Siria
8th Dec 2016by Katherine Cooper
The Argentine countertenor talks to Katherine about singing the role of Farnaspe on Decca's new recording of Pergolesi's opera.
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Franco Fagioli on Rossini
29th Sep 2016by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the phenomenal Argentine countertenor about the composer's serious side, showcased on his debut disc on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Franco Fagioli on Porpora
20th Sep 2014by Katherine Cooper
Katherine talks to the virtuoso Argentine countertenor about his remarkable voice and his new album of arias by the great Neapolitan singing-teacher and composer Nicola Porpora.