Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques - Handel: Riccardo Primo (1996)
Artist: Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques
Title: Handel: Riccardo Primo
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: L'oiseau Lyre / Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 03:16:23
Total Size: 944 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Handel: Riccardo Primo
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: L'oiseau Lyre / Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 03:16:23
Total Size: 944 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
01. Atto Primo: Ov - Sandrine Piau/Olivier Lallouette
02. Scena 1:Lascia, Berardo, Lasciami! - Sandrine Piau/Olivier Lallouette
03. Scena 1: Se Peri L'amato Bene - Sandrine Piau
04. Scena 2: Se La Vergin Regale - Claire Brua/Roberto Scaltriti/Sandrine Piau/Pascal Bertin
05. Scena 2: Vado Per Obbedirti - Claire Brua
06. Scena 2: T' Arresta, Oronte, Ascolta - Roberto Scaltirti/Pascal Bertin
07. Scena 2: V' Adoro, O Luci Belle - Pascal Bertin
08. Scena 3: Torni La Gioia Al Nostro Cor - Pascal Bertin
09. Scena 3: Cessata E La Procella - Pascal Bertin
10. Scena 4: Cortese A Noi Si Mostra L'amabile Pulcheria - Sandrine Piau/Olivier Lallouette/Pascal Bertin/Claire Brua
11. Scena 4: Bella, Teco Non Ho - Claire Brua
12. Scena 4: Oronte! - Robert Scaltriti/Pascal Bertin/Sandrine Piau/Olivier Lallouette
13. Scena 4: Lascia La Pace All' alma! - Sandrine Piau
14. Scena 4: Isacio, Il Cui Gran Merto - Sara Mingardo/Roberto Scaltriti
15. Scena 4: Agitato Da Fiere Tempeste - Sara Mingardo
16. Atto Secondo, Scena 1:Se M' E Contratrio Il Cielo - Sandrine Piau
17. Scena 1: Seco Isacio Mi Volle - Olivier Lallouette/Sandrine Piau
18. Scena 1: Dell' Empia Frode Il Velo - Olivier Lallouette
19. Scena 1: Riccardo Sospirato - Sandrine Piau/Robert Scatriti
20. Scena 1: Di Notte Il Pellegrino - Sandrine Piau
21. Scena 1: Quanto Saresti Insano, Cuor D'Isacio - Roberto Scaltriti/Claire Brua
22. Scena 1:Ti Vedro Regnar Sul Trono - Roberto Scaltriti
23. Scena 1: Ah, Padre! Ah, Cielo! - Claire Brua
24. Scena 1: Quel Gelsomino, Che Imperla Il Prato - Claire Brua
CD 2
01. Atto Secondo, Scena 1: Prencipe, Og' Nor Compagna E D'Amor Gelosia - Sandrine Piau/Olivier Lallouette
02. Scena 1: Caro, Vieni A Me! - Sandrine Piau
03. Scena 1: Quanto Tarda Il Caro Bene - Sara Mingardo
04. Scena 1: Ma Vedo Corteggiata Da Nobil Donzelle - Sara Mingardo/Claire Brua/Pascal Bertin
05. Scena 2: Ai Guardi Tuoi - Claire Brua
06. Scena 2: Si, Sforzi Alla Ragion Questo Tiranno - Pascal Bertin/Sara Mingardo
07. Scena 2: O Vendicarmi - Sara Mingardo
08. Scena 2:Che Mai Pensa Tentar I'alma Guerriera! - Pascal Bertin
09. Scena 2: Dell' Onor Di Giuste Imprese - Pascal Bertin
10. Scena 3: Ah! Scampo Dagli Agguati Oronte - Roberto Scaltriti/Olivier Lallouette/Sara Mingardo/Claire Brua
11. Scena 3: Nube, Che Il Sole Adombra - Sara Mingardo
12. Scena 4: Si M' Contrario Il Cielo - Sandrine Piau
13. Scena 4: Mesta E Pensosa E Ancor Costanza? - Claire Brua/Sandrine Piau/Sara Mingardo
14. Scena 4 L'Aquila Altera Conosce I Figli - Claire Brua
15. Scena 1: Tutt'i Passati Affanni Or Copra Oblio - Sara Mingardo/Sandrine Piau
16. Scena 4: T'amo, Si! - Sara Mingardo/Sandrine Piau
CD 3
01. Atto Terzo, Scena 1: Perfido Isacio! Traditor! Tiranno! - Sara Mingardo
02. Scena 1: Dall' Avanzate Guardie Della Tenzon - Pascal Bertin/Sara Mingardo
03. Scena 1: All' Assalto, Alle Stragi, Alla Vendetta, Fedeli Miei - Sara Mingardo
04. Scena 1: Sire, I'Assalto, Alquanto Tardi - Pascal Bertin
05. Scena 1: Permia Vendetta Ancor - Pascal Bertin
06. Scena 1: O Voi, Che Meco Del Tamigi In Riva - Sara Mingardo
07. Scena 1: All' orror Delle Procelle - Sara Mingardo
08. Scena 2: Morte, Vieni! Ma In Van Ti Chiamo - Sandrine Piau
09. Scena 2: A Me Nel Mio rossore - Claire Brua/Sandrine Piau
10. Scena 2: Quell' Innocente, Afflitto Core - Claire Brua
11. Scena 2: Alto Immenso Poter - Sandrine Piau
12. Scena 2: Ingiustizia E Furore Dar' Moto All' Opre Mie - Roberto Scaltriti/Sandrine Piau
13. Scena 2: Nel Mondo E Nell' Abisso Io Non Pavento - Roberto Scaltriti/
14. Scena 2: Pulcheria Vuol, Che Seco A Riccardo Io Men N'vado - Olivier Lallouette/Sandrine Piau
15. Scena 2: Bacia Per Me La Mano Del Caro Idolo Mio - Sandrine Piau
16. Scena 3: Atterrato Il Muro Cada - Sara Mingardo
17. Scena 3: Arrestati, Riccardo, O Qui La Sveno! - Roberto Scaltriti/Sara Mingardo
18. Scena 3: Alla Vittoria! - Coro
19. Scena 4: Dal Passato Spavento Ancor Non Ponno - Sabdrine Piau/Sara Mingardo/Claire Brua
20. Scena 4: Il Volo Cosi Fido - Sandrine Piau
21. Scena 4: Pietoso Ciel, Tu M'ispirasti Sempre - Claire Brua
22. Scena 4: Tutta Brillanti Rai Per Lungo Scintillar - Claire Brua
23. Scena 5: Marche - Marche
24. Scena 5: Generosa Pulcheria! Fu La Vita D'Isacio - Sara Mingardo/Claire Brua/Sandrine Piau/Pascal Bertin
25. Scena 5: Volgete Ogni Desir - Sara Mingardo
26. Scena 5: Spargansi Pur D'oblio - Pascal Bertin
27. Scena 5: La Memoria Dei Tormenti - Coro
"Rescue operas are not what one is used to associating with Handel, yet that, in a sense, is what this is. Costanza, a princess of Navarre, has been shipwrecked on Cyprus, where she now awaits the arrival of her betrothed, Richard the Lionheart (yes, the same). The island's tyrannical ruler, Isacio, fancies her for himself, however, and spends the entire opera trying to prevent the intended union from going ahead, first by sending Riccardo his daughter Pulcheria instead, and, when that has failed thanks to Pulcheria's brave entreaties, by imprisoning Costanza and declaring war. Only with his final defeat by Riccardo's army, aided by Pulcheria's own fiance Oronte, do things finally turn out happily.
As Costanza, Sandrine Piau mixes virtuosity with vocal beauty, while Claire Brua's no less virtuosic Pulcheria has a darker, more firmly mezzo-like sound. The part of Riccardo himself was written for the great alto castrato Senesino, and Rousset follows recent trends in allocating the part to a mezzo-soprano with a background in nineteenth-century opera. Like Jennifer Larmore in Rene Jacobs's Giulio Cesare, Sara Mingardo is a complete success, showing great vocal dexterity and strength in the low-lying passagework that was Senesino's trademark, and communicating all that one could wish for in the character of Riccardo. This is Mingardo's recording debut, but she looks like a singer to watch out for. Roberto Scaltriti, the Isacio, is not noted for Handel singing either, but his experience in Verdi and Puccini also pays dividends in his loudly villainous arias and recitatives. Olivier Lallouette, as Costanza's guardian Berardo, and Pascal Bertin, as Oronte, have less to get their teeth into, but both acquit themselves well. This is not a starry cast, but it is well chosen and not one of its members lacks the ability to deal with Handel's thrilling vocal demands.The instrumentalists of Les Talens Lyriques, here making their L'Oiseau-Lyre debut, are also well up to the job...Rousset's direction is sure and idiomatic..." -- Gramophone [11/1996]
As Costanza, Sandrine Piau mixes virtuosity with vocal beauty, while Claire Brua's no less virtuosic Pulcheria has a darker, more firmly mezzo-like sound. The part of Riccardo himself was written for the great alto castrato Senesino, and Rousset follows recent trends in allocating the part to a mezzo-soprano with a background in nineteenth-century opera. Like Jennifer Larmore in Rene Jacobs's Giulio Cesare, Sara Mingardo is a complete success, showing great vocal dexterity and strength in the low-lying passagework that was Senesino's trademark, and communicating all that one could wish for in the character of Riccardo. This is Mingardo's recording debut, but she looks like a singer to watch out for. Roberto Scaltriti, the Isacio, is not noted for Handel singing either, but his experience in Verdi and Puccini also pays dividends in his loudly villainous arias and recitatives. Olivier Lallouette, as Costanza's guardian Berardo, and Pascal Bertin, as Oronte, have less to get their teeth into, but both acquit themselves well. This is not a starry cast, but it is well chosen and not one of its members lacks the ability to deal with Handel's thrilling vocal demands.The instrumentalists of Les Talens Lyriques, here making their L'Oiseau-Lyre debut, are also well up to the job...Rousset's direction is sure and idiomatic..." -- Gramophone [11/1996]
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