Steffani - Niobe, Regina di Tebe
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Label: Opus Arte
Cat No: OACD9008D
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 2nd March 2015
Contents
Artists
Veronique GensJacek Laszczkowski
Delphine Galou
Iestyn Davies
Tim Mead
Lothar Odinius
Amanda Forsythe
Bruno Taddia
Alastair Miles
Bathasar Neumann Ensemble
Conductor
Thomas HengelbrockWorks
Niobe, Regina di TebeArtists
Veronique GensJacek Laszczkowski
Delphine Galou
Iestyn Davies
Tim Mead
Lothar Odinius
Amanda Forsythe
Bruno Taddia
Alastair Miles
Bathasar Neumann Ensemble
Conductor
Thomas HengelbrockAbout
A world-famous court composer during his lifetime, Agostino Steffani was also a significant influence on the likes of Handel, J S Bach and Telemann, but his music fell into neglect after his death.
Thanks to conductor and Baroque specialist Thomas Hengelbrock, Steffani's musically rich and emotionally intense fifth opera Niobe, regina di Tebe, was revived in 2008, and is heard here in The Royal Opera's acclaimed 2010 production.
With a 'delectable' and 'seductive' performance from Veronique Gens as the proud queen who is punished for defying the gods, supported by male soprano Jacek Laszczkowski, who 'thrills with his astonishing power at the top of the voice ...[giving] an exciting approximation of what the castrato could do' (Independent), this recording does full justice to Steffani's forgotten masterpiece.
Cast:
- Niobe: Veronique Gens
- Anfione: Jacek Laszczkowski
- Nerea: Delphine Galou
- Creonte: Iestyn Davies
- Clearte: Tim Mead
- Tiberino: Lothar Odinius
- Manto: Amanda Forsythe
- Tiresia: Bruno Taddia
- Poliferno: Alastair Miles
"It's sung with terrific verve by a top cast - French soprano Veronique Gens as Niobe and Polish male soprano Jacek Laszczkowski as her husband, Anfione, are outstanding" - The Daily Mail
Running time: 197 minutes
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