Parnassus Arts
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Nicola Antonio Porpora: Carlo Il Calvo
Franco Fagioli (Adalgiso), Max Emanuel Cenčić (Lottario), Julia Lezhneva (Gildippe), Suzanne Jerosme (Giuditta), Petr Nekoranec (Asprando), Bruno de Sá (Berardo), Nian Wang (Eduige)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
The singers are all first-rate. Max Cencic’s Lothar is spot on in terms of coloratura, while Franco Fagioli’s Adalgiso has a nice, almost transparent voice. Both Julia Leszhnova and Suzanne... —
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Vinci: Gismondo, re di Polonia
Max Emanuel Cenčić (Gismondo), Yuriy Mynenko (Otone), Sophie Junker (Cunegonda), Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (Primislao), Jake Arditti (Ernesto), Dilyara Idrisova (Giuditta), Nicholas Tamagna (Ermano), {oh} Orkestra Historyczna, Martyna Pastuszka
The Polish band {oh!} Orkestra Historyczna crackles with vigorous theatricality. The Sinfonia bursts with full-throttle energy and tension – and this is how arias are played too, although there... —
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Special offer. Porpora: Polifemo
Yuriy Mynenko (Aci), Max Emanuel Cencic (Ulisse), Pavel Kudinov (Polifemo), Julia Lezhneva (Galatea), Sonja Runje (Calipso), Dilyara Idrisova (Nerea)
Armonia Atenea, George Petrou
Notwithstanding a few reservations, there is unquestionable commitment from all involved with this landmark recording, which confirms beyond any doubt that Porpora’s London works offer musical... —
