Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket - Handel: Arias (2006)

Tracklist

01. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): Ah! Whither Should We Fly, or Fly from Whom?
02. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): As With Rosy Steps the Morn
03. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): O Bright Example of All Goodness!
04. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): Bane of Virtue, Nurse of Passions
05. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere
06. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): Defend Her Heav'n!
07. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): Lord to Thee Each Night and Day
08. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty and Life
09. Theodora, HWV 68 (Highlights): New Scenes of Joy
10. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): O numi eterni! O stelle, stelle!
11. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Già superbo del mio affanno
12. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Ma voi forse nel cielo
13. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Il suol che preme, l'aura che spira
14. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Ah! Che ancor nell'abisso
15. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Alla salma infedel porga la pena
16. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): A voi, a voi, padre, consorte
17. Lucrezia, HWV 145 (Highlights): Già nel seno comincia a compir
18. Serse, HWV 40 (Highlights): Se bramate d'amar, chi vi sdegna
19. Serse, HWV 40 (Highlights): Frondi tenere e belle
20. Serse, HWV 40 (Highlights): Ombra mai fù

The late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was one of the finest artists of our time. A sensuous and noble singer, the intensity of her interpretations, particularly in Baroque roles, was supreme. Critics worldwide have grasped for superlatives to describe her art. This CD captured Lorraine’s unanimously acclaimed portrayal of Irene in Handel’s oratorio Theodora – “one of the most vocally beautiful and dramatically committed characterizations imaginable” according to The Independent on Sunday – which she sang at Glyndebourne, supported by the same forces as here, Harry Bicket and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. The hybrid SACD technology enhances all the vividness and beauty of Lorraine’s exceptional voice. Coupled with arias from Serse, including the evergreen Ombra mai fù, and the cantata La Lucrezia, this CD is one of the great classical releases of our time.

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