Special offer. Hasse, J A: Artaserse (1730 Venice version)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Artaserse), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Mandane), Sonia Prina (Artabano), Franco Fagioli (Arbace), Rosa Bove (Semira), Antonio Giovannini (Megabise)
Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Corrado Rovaris
Prina is a marvelously colorful Artabano, wicked and virtuosic. Maria Grazia Schiavo uses her lovely soprano well...[Fagioli] is a magnificent artist, whether spinning out a gorgeous melodic...
Special offer. Hasse, J A: Artaserse (1730 Venice version)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Artaserse), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Mandane), Sonia Prina (Artabano), Franco Fagioli (Arbace), Rosa Bove (Semira), Antonio Giovannini (Megabise)
Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Corrado Rovaris
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Prina is a marvelously colorful Artabano, wicked and virtuosic. Maria Grazia Schiavo uses her lovely soprano well...[Fagioli] is a magnificent artist, whether spinning out a gorgeous melodic...
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A classic work of its genre and historical period, Artaserse was premièred in Venice in 1730 by the most famous singers of the day: Farinelli in the role of Arbace, Cuzzoni as Mandane and the castrato Nicolino as Artabano. Following its initial success, Hasse produced two different versions of the work, the first in 1740 and the second in 1760. This world première recording is based on the original Venice version. The exceptional cast features countertenor Franco Fagioli in the role originally taken by Farinelli, his stunning technique making light of the 3-octave range with uniform timbre, remarkable power and striking resonance. Equally memorable is the aria “Pallido il Sole” sung by Sonia Prina. This world première recording is now available on CD and DVD.
Contents and tracklist
- Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
- Corrado Rovaris
- Maria Grazia Schiavo, Franco Fagioli, Sonia Prina, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Rosa Bove, Antonio Giovannini
- Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
- Corrado Rovaris
- Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Sonia Prina, Franco Fagioli, Rosa Bove, Antonio Giovannini, Maria Grazia Schiavo
- Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
- Corrado Rovaris
- Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Franco Fagioli, Sonia Prina, Antonio Giovannini, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Rosa Bove
- Ensemble Barocco dell'Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
- Corrado Rovaris
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Prina is a marvelously colorful Artabano, wicked and virtuosic. Maria Grazia Schiavo uses her lovely soprano well...[Fagioli] is a magnificent artist, whether spinning out a gorgeous melodic line in “Se al labbro” in Act 1, with real legato and beautiful trills, or attacking the almost terrifying “Parto quell pastorella”, with its 20-second, messa di voce opening note, [and] thousands of up and down cascades.
