Divine Impresario
Nicolini On Stage
Randall Scotting (countertenor), Mary Bevan (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings
Throughout this album Scotting is at times demanding, impatient, dramatic and flamboyant, as one would expect from roles written for Nicolini, but always poised and richly toned...But this is...
Divine Impresario
Nicolini On Stage
Randall Scotting (countertenor), Mary Bevan (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings
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Throughout this album Scotting is at times demanding, impatient, dramatic and flamboyant, as one would expect from roles written for Nicolini, but always poised and richly toned...But this is...
About
Divine Impresario is countertenor Randall Scotting’s portrait of the celebrated castrato Nicolò Grimaldi (“Nicolini”), performed with the Academy of Ancient Music and Laurence Cummings. Drawing on arias and duets written for Nicolini by Handel, Porpora, Gasparini, Mancini, Giaj, Broschi, and Ariosti, the album revives music closely tied to his stage career across Italy and London. Many pieces are recorded in new performing editions based on early sources. With contributions from soprano Mary Bevan, the programme highlights Nicolini’s influence as singer, actor, and collaborator, presenting repertoire that shaped early 18th-century opera.
Contents and tracklist
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Mary Bevan (soprano), Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Mary Bevan (soprano), Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
- Randall Scotting, Mary Bevan (soprano), Randal Scotting (countertenor)
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Laurence Cummings
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Awards and reviews
April 2026
Throughout this album Scotting is at times demanding, impatient, dramatic and flamboyant, as one would expect from roles written for Nicolini, but always poised and richly toned...But this is so much more than just another Handel-et-al countertenor recital: it's a delightful portal into a world of baroque wonderment and a musical project that delivers on every level.
