A new CD due to be released in October.
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730):
His works pop up in aria collection CDs but other than that, I don’t think his music is very often played even on Through the Night. As for the opera, here is the synopsis:
[ed] this is a later opera by by a Czech composer, Josef Mysliveček. I have not yet found Vinci's.
The big attraction of this CD is:
Concerto Köln conducted by Diego Fasolis, and for those who are interested, the libretto by Metastasio.
However, I expect the opinions will divide here:
It is an all-male cast production, five countertenors and one tenor: Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko, and the tenor, Daniel Behle.
Il Sant’ Alessio, conducted by William Christie was also all male cast, including Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky. But Il Sant’ Alessio is not exactly a drama with a plot, and the female characters (the saint’s wife and mother) don’t really interact with Alessio, whereas Artaserse is a Persian prince. He is not simply wishing to die in absolute poverty. So, I wonder if it works.
And the CD cover… Oh dear.
With all this, here is a little taster.
I wonder if the CD will make it to CD Review’s new release section. Andrew usually picks up new CDs by Max E.C. and Jaroussky.
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730):
His works pop up in aria collection CDs but other than that, I don’t think his music is very often played even on Through the Night. As for the opera, here is the synopsis:
[ed] this is a later opera by by a Czech composer, Josef Mysliveček. I have not yet found Vinci's.
The big attraction of this CD is:
Concerto Köln conducted by Diego Fasolis, and for those who are interested, the libretto by Metastasio.
However, I expect the opinions will divide here:
It is an all-male cast production, five countertenors and one tenor: Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko, and the tenor, Daniel Behle.
Il Sant’ Alessio, conducted by William Christie was also all male cast, including Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky. But Il Sant’ Alessio is not exactly a drama with a plot, and the female characters (the saint’s wife and mother) don’t really interact with Alessio, whereas Artaserse is a Persian prince. He is not simply wishing to die in absolute poverty. So, I wonder if it works.
And the CD cover… Oh dear.
With all this, here is a little taster.
I wonder if the CD will make it to CD Review’s new release section. Andrew usually picks up new CDs by Max E.C. and Jaroussky.
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