Vinci: Didone abbandonata
Roberta Mameli Dido, Carlo Allemano Enea, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, dir. Carlo Ipata 166:00; 160:43 Dynamic 37788 (2 DVDs);
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Llibre vermell de Montserrat
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespérion XXI, Jordi Savall 71:46, DVD 73:45 AliaVox AVSA9919 [dropcap]J[/dropcap]ordi Savall’s musical forces and the
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Hasse: Artaserse (1730, Venice)
Franco Fagioli Arbace, Sonia Prina Artabano, Maria Grazia Schiavo Mandane, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani Artaserse, Antonio Giovannini Megabise, Rosa Bove Semira,
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Madrigal History Tour
The King’s Singers : The Consort of Musick 105:00 (2 DVDs) Arthaus Musik 109123 [dropcap]T[/dropcap]his double DVD set is something
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Handel: L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Mark Morris Dance Group, [Sarah Jane Brandon, Elizabeth Watts, James Gilchrist, Andrew Foster-Williams SSTB], Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Jane
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Handel: Rinaldo
Antonio Giovannini Rinaldo, Gesche Geier Armida, Marie Friederike Schöder Almirena, Florian Götz Argante, Yosemeh Adjei Goffredo, Owen Willetts Eustazio, Cornelius
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Vivaldi: Il Farnace
Mary-Ellen Nesi Farnace, Sonia Prina Tamiri, Roberta Mameli Gilade, Delphine Galou Berenice, Loriana Castellano Selinda, Magnus Staveland Aquilio, Emanuele D’Aguanno
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Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
‘Dido-on-Sea’? Or ‘Dido and Aeneas go to the Circus’? Whatever construct is put on this conception it will hardly be sufficient to convey just how bizarre it is. Where to start? Well, as is not uncommon in these benighted days, the stage directions are largely ignored.
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Mozart: La finta giardiniera
For long regarded simply as a precursor of the great comic operas of Mozart’s maturity, La finta giardiniera has more recently shown increasing signs of being accepted into the repertoire. Last year’s first-ever staging at Glyndebourne was mirrored across the Channel by this co-production mounted in Lille and Dijon.
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Biagio Marini & Antonio Vivaldi a Vicenza: Cantate e Sonate da camera
This DVD not only features a recital of two alto cantatas by Vivaldi (Cessate omai cessate and Amor hai vinto) and four works for strings by Biagio Marini, but it also includes a guided tour and potted history of the fine palazzo in Vicenza where the recording was made.
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