Saturday, February 21, 2009

Joyce DiDonato: Furore (Handel Opera Arias)

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Personnel: Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, conductor.
Contents: From Serse: Crude furie degl'orridi abissi; From Teseo: Dolce riposo; Ira, sdegni e furore … O stringerò nel sen; Morirò, ma vendicata; From Giulio Cesare: L'angue offeso mai riposa; From Admeto: Orride larve … Chiudetevi, miei lumi; Gelosia, spietata Aletto; From Hercules: There in myrtle shades reclined; Cease, ruler of the day, to rise; Where shall I fly?; From Semele: Hence, Iris hence away; From Imeneo: Sorge nell'alma mia; From Ariodante: Scherza infida; From Amadigi: Desterò dall'empia Dite (Dave Hendry, trumpet; Josep Domenech, oboe).
Vivien Schweitzer wrote in the New York Times: "If Ms. DiDonato’s fiery new disc of Handel arias with Les Talens Lyriques and Christophe Rousset is anything to go by, sparks should fly when this superb mezzo-soprano reunites with the ensemble for an all-Handel concert."

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