Special offer. Vinci, Leonardo: La Partenope
Sonia Prina (Partenope), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Rosmira), Maria Ercolano (Arsace), Eufemia Tufano (Emilio), Stefano Ferrari (Armindo) & Charles do Santos (Ormonte)
I Turchini, Antonio Florio
Special offer. Vinci, Leonardo: La Partenope
Sonia Prina (Partenope), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Rosmira), Maria Ercolano (Arsace), Eufemia Tufano (Emilio), Stefano Ferrari (Armindo) & Charles do Santos (Ormonte)
I Turchini, Antonio Florio
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Albeit truncated and uneven, this confirms Vinci as a meritorious opera composer.
About
This is the world première of Leonardo Vinci’s opera La Partenope.
Set to music by a number of composers - such as Caldara, Hasse, Sarro, Handel, and Vivaldi - the myth of Partenope was very popular and known in as many as sixteen different versions.
Partenope is a rich and colourful production and is presented on this recording by Antonio Florio and world renowned specialists of the Baroque repertoire.
Founded in 1987 by Antonio Florio, the ensemble I Turchini is made up of instrumentalists and singers living and working in Naples who specialize in the performance of Neapolitan music from the 17th and 18th centuries and in the rediscovery of music by highly-gifted composers who are now largely unknown.
Contents and tracklist
- Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos, Turchini, I and Antonio Florio, Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos
- Turchini, I
- Antonio Florio
- Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos, Turchini, I and Antonio Florio, Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos
- Turchini, I
- Antonio Florio
- Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos, Turchini, I and Antonio Florio, Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos
- Turchini, I
- Antonio Florio
- Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos, Turchini, I and Antonio Florio, Sonia Prina, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Maria Ercolano, Eufemia Tufano, Stefano Ferrari, Charles do Santos
- Turchini, I
- Antonio Florio
Awards and reviews
October 2012
Albeit truncated and uneven, this confirms Vinci as a meritorious opera composer.
October 2012
The singing here is above all dramatically coloured...Prina has exceptional technical control and the cumulative addition of ornaments throughout her arias is genuinely exciting...Partenope is a sure bet for all lovers of Baroque opera, tightly controlled by Florio, dominated by the indomitable Prina, and a thrilling testimony to a Vinci whose prodigious talents are only just being rediscovered.