Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Lorenzo Regazzo - Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso, RV 728 (2004)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Sinfonia: I. Allegro
02. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Sinfonia: II. Andante
03. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Sinfonia: III. Allegro
04. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo
05. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 1: Un raggio di speme
06. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 2: Recitativo
07. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 2: Alza in quegl'occhi
08. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 3: Recitativo
09. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 3: Costanza tu m'insegni, e vuoi ch'oi speri
10. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 4: Recitativo
11. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 4: Ascondero il mio sdegno
12. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo
13. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 5: Nel profondo
14. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 6: Recitativo
15. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 7: Recitativo
16. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 8: Recitativo
17. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 8: Tu sei degl'occhi mei
18. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 8: Recitativo
19. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 8: Troppo è fiero, il nume arciero
20. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 9: Recitativo
21. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 9: Rompo i ceppi
22. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 10: Recitativo
23. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 11: Recitativo
24. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 10: Sol da te, mio dolce amore
25. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 12: Recitativo
26. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 13: Recitativo
27. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act I, Scene 13: Amorose ai rai del sol

CD2
01. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 1: Recitativo
02. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 1: Vorresti amor da me
03. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 2: Recitativo
04. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 2: Benché nasconda
05. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 3: Recitativo
06. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 3: Taci, non ti lagnar
07. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 4: Recitativo
08. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 4: Sorge l'Irato nembo
09. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 4: Recitativo
10. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo
11. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 5: Qual candido fiore
12. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 6: Recitativo
13. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 6: Chiara al pari di lucida stella
14. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 6: Recitativo
15. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 7: Recitativo
16. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 8: Recitativo
17. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 9: Recitativo
18. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 9: Recitativo
19. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 10: Che bel morirti in sen
20. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 10: Recitativo
21. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 10: Se cresce un torrente
22. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Tutti Al fragor de'corni audaci
23. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Recitativo
24. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Recitativo accompagnato
25. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Tutti gran madre venere
26. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Recitativo
27. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Tutti diva dell'espero
28. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Recitativo
29. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 11: Cosi potessi anch'io
30. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 12: Recitativo
31. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 12: Duetto belle pianticelle
32. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 12: Recitativo
33. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 12: Duetto sei mia fiamma, e sei mio bene
34. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 13: Recitativo
35. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act II, Scene 13: Recitativo accompagnato

CD3
01. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 1: Recitativo
02. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 1: Dove il Valor combatte
03. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 2: Recitativo
04. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 3: L'arco vuo frangerti
05. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo
06. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo accompagnato
07. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo
08. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 4: Recitativo
09. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 5: Canzon e recitativo
10. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo
11. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 5: Che dolce più giocondo stato
12. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo
13. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 5: Poveri affetti miei, siete innocenti
14. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 6: Recitativo
15. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 6: Lo son ne' Lacci Tuoi
16. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 6: Recitativo
17. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 7: Recitativo
18. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 8: Recitativo
19. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 8: Come l'onda
20. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 9: Recitativo
21. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 9: Vorrebbe amando il cor
22. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 10: Recitativo
23. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 10: Scendi nel tartaro
24. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 10: Recitativo
25. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 10: Recitativo accompagnato
26. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 11: Recitativo
27. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 12: Recitativo
28. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 13: Recitativo
29. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 13: Recitativo accompagnato
30. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 13: Andero, chiamero del profondo
31. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 13: Recitativo
32. Orlando Furioso, RV 728, Act III, Scene 13: Tutti con mirti e fiori

Vivaldi's opera combines magic, heroism and comedy to tell of a seductive sorceress, a noble knight driven insane by love, a feisty fiancée who disguises herself as a man to rescue her bewitched lover, and a magic ring that helps ensure everything ends happily ever after. This recording bears the fruit of Vivaldi scholar Frédéric Delaméa's painstaking reconstruction of the original 1727 version. Marie-Nicole Lemieux's delivery of Orlando's anguished and often unhinged recitative is astonishingly good, full of conviction, passionate, and vocally brilliant.
When his sanity is restored, she achieves a tangible lucidity that makes the drama wholly satisfying. Jennifer Larmore's sorceress Alcina is devious, vivacious, and venomous. Philippe Jaroussky's Ruggerio is adept at both delicacy and heroism and Ann Hallenberg is excellent as his fiancée Bradamante. Ensemble Matheus provide bright ritornelli and intelligent accompaniments. The playing is often abrasive and intentionally percussive in fast music, but the performers also excel at the softer moments. Spinosi's direction is vividly theatrical, and recitatives are declaimed with aplomb, although sometimes it sounds as if characters cannot wait to interrupt with their next line. Vivaldi's score has a dramatic stature greater than most of his other operas. He rarely devoted much attention to accompanied recitatives, but here he composed several that are unusually extensive and adventurous. This is a magnificent achievement: if Vivaldi needed a champion to establish his credentials as an opera composer, then this recording is it.][/center]

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