Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman - Handel: The Rival Queens (Opera Arias and Duets) (1997)

Tracklist:

Alessandro HWV21
Lisaura CATHERINE BOTT in love with Alessandro
Rossane EMMA KIRKBY in love with Alessandro
1 Overture [5’04]
2 Sinfonia (Act I) [2’17]
3 Recit DUET Che vidi? Che mirai! (Act I) [1’38]
4 Aria LISAURA No, più soffrir non voglio (Act I) [3’34]
5 Aria DUET Placa l’alma (Act I) [2’34]
6 Recit ROSSANE Solitudine amate [2’19] – 7 Aria Aure, fonti (Act II) [3’32]
8 Recit LISAURA Pur troppo veggio [0’21] – 9 Aria Che tirannia d’amor! (Act II) [6’51]
10 Recit ROSSANE Svanisci oh reo timore [0’26] – 11 Aria Dica il falso (Act II) [4’31]
Admeto, Re di Tessaglia HWV22
Antigona CATHERINE BOTT once betrothed to Admeto, now courting him again
Alceste EMMA KIRKBY wife of Admeto, recently rescued from death by Hercules
12 Recit DUET Il ritratto d’Admeto (Act II) [2’11]
13 Aria ANTIGONA La sorte mia vacilla (Act II) [3’18]
14 Aria ALCESTE Quest’è dunque la fede [0’29] – 15 Aria Vedrò fra poco (Act II) [4’12]
Riccardo Primo, Re d’Inghilterra HWV23
Costanza CATHERINE BOTT betrothed to Riccardo, coveted by Isacio, ruler of Cyprus
Pulcheria EMMA KIRKBY daughter of Isacio
16 Recit COSTANZA Morte vieni [2’51] – 17 Recit DUET A me nel mio rossore (Act III) [1’49] –
18 Aria PULCHERIA Quando non vede [5’23]
Siroe, Re di Persia HWV24
Laodice CATHERINE BOTT in love with Siroe but loved by his father Cosroe
Emira EMMA KIRKBY in love with Siroe but hated by his father Cosroe
19 Recit DUET A costei, che dirò? (Act II) [2’20] – 20 Aria LAODICE L’aura non sempre (Act II) [3’35]
21 Recit EMIRA Si diversi sembiante [0’14] – 22 Aria Non vi piacque, ingiusti dei (Act II) [5’35]
Tolomeo, Re di Egitto HWV25
Seleuce CATHERINE BOTT wife of Tolomeo, loved by Araspe, King of Cyprus
Elisa EMMA KIRKBY sister of Araspe, in love with Tolomeo
23 Recit SELEUCE E dove, e dove mai [0’19] – 24 Aria Fonti amiche (Act I) [6’15]
25 Aria ELISA Ti pentirai, crudel (Act III) [3’09]

Performers:
Catherine Bott (soprano)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
The Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor