Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn - Handel: Partenope (2005)
Artist: Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
Title: Handel: Partenope (2005)
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Chandos Records
Genre: Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 190:15
Total Size: 1 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Handel: Partenope (2005)
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Chandos Records
Genre: Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 190:15
Total Size: 1 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
1. Ouverture (6:32)
2. Act I-Scene 1-Tu Dell' Eccelse Mura (Partenope) (0:41)
3. No 1- Viva Viva Partenope Viva (Chorus )- Miei Fidi arride il Cielo (Partenope) (1:19)
4. Scene 2-Arsace (Armindo, Arsace, Partenope, Rosmira) (1:21)
5. Scene 3-Regina In Folte Schiere (Ormonte, Arsace, Armindo, Partenope, Rosmira) (0:41)
6. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 2- L' Amor Ed Il Destin (Partenope) (3:03)
7. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 3- O Eurimene Ha L' Idea Di Rosmira (Arsace) (2:31)
8. Scene 4-Cavalier, Se Gli Dei (Rosmira, Armindo) (1:19)
9. Hilary Summers - Air-No 4- Se Non Ti Sai Spiegar (Rosmira) (4:02)
10. Armindo Ardisci E Prova (Armindo) (0:15)
11. Stephen Wallace - Air-No 5- Voglio Dire Al Mio Tesoro (Armindo) (4:49)
12. Scene 5-Ah! Ch' Un Volto Fatal Mi Da Gran Pena (Arsace, Rosmira) (2:01)
13. Lawrence Zazzo, Hilary Summers - Air-No 6- Un Altra Volta Ancor (Arsace, Rosmira) (2:48)
14. Rosmira, Oh! Dio! Rosmira (Arsace) (0:18)
15. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 7- Sento Amor Con Novi Dardi (Arsace) (5:39)
16. Scene 6-Stan Pronti I Miei Guerrieri A Stringer L' Armi? (Partenope, Ormonte) (0:32)
17. Andrew Foster-Williams - Air-No 8- T' Appresta Forse Amore (Ormonte) (4:09)
18. Scene 7-Signora (Armindo, Partenope) (1:20)
19. Scene 8-E Di Che Reo Son Io? (Arsace, Partenope) (0:49)
20. Scene 9-E Se Giunge Eurimene? (Partenope, Arsace, Rosmira) (2:16)
21. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 10- Sei Mia Giaoja, Sei Mio Bene (Partenope) (3:29)
22. I Novelli Amor Tuoi (Rosmira, Arsace) (0:27)
23. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 11- Dimmi Pietoso Ciel (Arsace) (4:23)
24. Scene 10-Ecco Emilio (Ormonte, Emilio, Partenope, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace) (2:04)
25. Kurt Streit - Air-No 12- Anch' Io Pugnar Sapro (Emilio) (3:33)
26. Scene 11-Arsace, Tu Sarai (Partenope, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace, Ormonte) (1:07)
27. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 13- Io Ti Levo L' Impero Dell' Armi (Partenope) (6:20)
28. Scene 12-Lascia Deh! Lascia, O Prence (Arsace, Rosmira, Armindo) (0:43)
29. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 14- E Figlio Il Mio Timore (Arsace) (3:23)
30. Scene 13-Prence, Di Te Mi Lagno (Armindo, Rosmira) (0:39)
31. Hilary Summers - Air-No 15- Io Seguo Sol Fiero (Rosmira) (5:11)
CD 2:
1. Act II-Scene 1-No16- Sinfonia (0:43)
2. Forti Mie Schiere, Alla Vicina Impresa (Emilio) (0:23)
3. No 17- Marche (1:00)
4. Act II-Scene 1-Ma Le Nemiche Squadre (Emilio, Partenope) (0:26)
5. Kurt Streit, Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 18- Con Valarosa Mano (Emilio, Partenope, All) (1:06)
6. Soccorso (Partenope, Armindo) (0:18)
7. No 19- Sinfonia (0:42)
8. Renditi, O Pure Estinto (Emilio, Arsace, Rosmira, Partenope, Ormonte) (1:13)
9. All - Air-No 20- Vi Circondi La Gloria D' Allori (Partenope, Arsace, Armindo, Rosmira, Ormonte) (1:37)
10. Scene 2- No 21- Contro Un Pudico Amor Cotanto (Emilio) (0:48)
11. Kurt Streit - Air-No 22- Barbaro Fato Si (Emilio) (4:51)
12. Scene 3- Air-No 23- Care Mura In Si Bel Giorno (Partenope) (1:42)
13. Emilio! (Partenope, Emilio, Rosmira, Arsace, Ormonte, Armindo) (2:36)
14. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 24- Voglio Amare Insin Ch' Io Moro (Partenope) (6:23)
15. Scene 4- Ti Bramo Amico, E Teco (Arsace, Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira) (0:26)
16. Lawrence Zazzo, Hilary Summers - Air-No 25- E Vuoi Con Dure Tempre (Arsace, Rosmira) (3:09)
17. Scene 5- Non Puo Darsi In Un Petto (Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira) (1:58)
18. Hilary Summers - Air-No 26- Furie Son Dell' Alma Mia (Rosmira) (3:54)
19. Scene 6- A Pro Di Chi T' Offese (Partenope, Arsace) (1:15)
20. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 27- Poterti Dir Vorrei (Arsace) (4:03)
21. Scene 7-Regina (Armindo, Partenope) (1:16)
22. Stephen Wallace - Air-No 28- Non chiedo luci vaghe (Armindo) (3:06)
23. Piu D' Ogn' Altro Sarebbe (Partenope) (0:18)
24. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 29- Qual Farfalletta (Partenope) (6:14)
25. Scene 8-Quanto Godo Eurimene (Armindo, Rosmira) (1:04)
26. Scene 9-Rosmira Mia, Mio Bene! (Arsace, Rosmira) (0:43)
27. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No30- Furibondo Spira Il Vento (Arsace) (4:25)
CD 3:
1. Act III Scene 1-No 31- Sinfonia (0:39)
2. Regina Ti Compiace (Armindo, Partenope, Arsace, Emilio) (0:41)
3. All - Air-No 32- Non E Incauto Il Mio Consiglio (Armindo, Emilio, Arsace, Partenope) (1:36)
4. Scene 2-Partenope, Eurimene (Rosmira, Partenope, Arsace, Armindo, Emilio) (1:45)
5. Hilary Summers - Air-No 33- Arsace, Oh Dio! Cosi (Rosmira) (1:05)
6. Chi M'Apre I Lumi, E Che Mi Scioglie Il Core? (Partenope, Emilio, Armindo) (0:27)
7. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 34- Spera E Godi O Mio Tesoro (Partenope) (3:23)
8. Scene 3-Prencipe Ardir (Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace) (1:05)
9. Kurt Streit - Air-No 35- La Speme Ti Consoli (Emilio) (4:21)
10. Scene 4-Rosmira, Ove Ti Guida (Arsace, Rosmira) (1:37)
11. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 36- Ch' Io Parta? Si Crudele (Arsace) (4:15)
12. Oh Dio! Perche Dal Petto (Rosmira) (0:23)
13. Air-No 37- Quel Volto Mi Piace (Rosmira) (3:06)
14. Scene 5-Ormonte; Ti Destino (Partenope, Ormonte, Armindo) (0:51)
15. Air-No 38- Nobil Core, Che Ben Ama (Armindo) (3:44)
16. Scene 6-Non Chiedo, Oh Miei Tormenti! (Arsace) (0:34)
17. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 39- Ma Quai Note Di Mesti Lamenti (Arsace) (2:50)
18. Scene 7-No 40- Cieli Che Miro! Abbandonato E Solo (Rosmira) (0:49)
19. Scene 8-(Ma Partenope Vien; Finger Degg' Io) (Rosmira, Partenope, Arsace) (1:18)
20. All - Air-No 41- Un Cor Infedele (Partenope, Arsace, Rosmira) (2:58)
21. Passo Di Duolo In Duolo (Arsace) (0:12)
22. Lawrence Zazzo - Air-No 42- Fatto E Amor Un Dio D' Inferno (Arsace) (3:02)
23. Scene 9-Di Bel Desire Avvampo (Emilio, Armindo) (0:23)
24. Kurt Streit - Air-No 43- La Gloria In Nobil Alma (Emilio) (4:43)
25. The last Scene-No 44 Sinfonia (0:38)
26. Regina, In Queste Arena (Ormonte, Partenope, Emilio, Rosmira, Armindo, Arsace) (3:44)
27. Rosemary Joshua - Air-No 45- Si Scherza Si (Partenope) (4:04)
28. Armindo Sia Mio Sposo (Partenope, Armindo, Arsace, Rosmira) (0:29)
29. No 46- D' Imeneo Le Belle Sede (Chorus) (1:36)
Performers:
Parthenope Queen of Parthenope now Naples - Rosamary Joshua (soprano)
Emilio prince of Cuma - Kurt Streit (tenor)
Armindo Prince of Rhodes - Stephen Wallace (counter tenor)
Ormonte Captain of Parthenope's Guards - Andrew Foster-Williams (bass barytone)
Rosmira Princess of Cyprus - Hilary Summers (contralto)
Arsace Prince of Corinth - Lawrence Zazzo (counter tenor)
Early Opera Company
Conductor: Christian Curnyn
"Partenope is mature Handel, and belongs in the top flight of his stage works. A comedy from 1730, which was first rejected as too frivolous by the Royal Academy of Music in London, the text had been set 20 years earlier by Caldara for an opera that had been a major influence on the young Handel. The tone is light and the action - all disguises and cross-dressing, with everyone ending up with the right partner - is swift moving; there are relatively few extended arias but a number of ensembles, as well as the obligatory sinfonia and march for the battle scene at the beginning of the second act. This performance under Christian Curnyn hits the right spot from the very start. There are no outstanding performances, but a whole collection of first-rate ones - Rosemary Joshua in the title role of the queen with so many admirers, Hilary Summers as the princess Rosmira, Kurt Streit as Emilio, the one prince who doesn't get the girl. Handel collectors needn't hesitate." - Andrew Clements