Handel - Agrippina | Accent ACC26404

Handel - Agrippina

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Label: Accent

Cat No: ACC26404

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 18th September 2015

Contents

Artists

Ulrike Schneider (mezzo-soprano)
Joao Fernandes (bass)
Christopher Ainslie (countertenor)
Jake Arditti (countertenor)
Ida Falk Winland (soprano)
Ross Ramgobin (baritone)
Owen Willetts (countertenor)
Ronaldo Steiner (baritone)
Festspielorchester Gottingen

Conductor

Laurence Cummings

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Agrippina, HWV6

Artists

Ulrike Schneider (mezzo-soprano)
Joao Fernandes (bass)
Christopher Ainslie (countertenor)
Jake Arditti (countertenor)
Ida Falk Winland (soprano)
Ross Ramgobin (baritone)
Owen Willetts (countertenor)
Ronaldo Steiner (baritone)
Festspielorchester Gottingen

Conductor

Laurence Cummings

About

This new 'Agrippina' from Accent Records was performed for the first time in a new critical edition from the Halle Handel Edition at the Göttingen Handel Festival in 2015. The performance was received enthusiastically by the press and public alike.

Will Agrippina emerge triumphant or will her adversaries manage to cut through the jungle of political conspiracy? Handel wrote this, one of his most impressive works, in Venice in 1709, achieving, with this tale about Rome’s great female schemer, his first truly resounding success as an opera composer.

"Good though the singers are, they are almost eclipsed by the vivid, virtuosic Festival Orchestra. Laurence Cummings keeps rollickingly on track, with unflagging energy and musicality." - The Financial Times

Cast:
- Agrippina: Ulrike Schneider (mezzo-soprano)
- Claudio: Joăo Fernandes (bass)
- Ottone: Christopher Ainslie (countertenor)
- Nerone: Jake Arditti (countertenor)
- Poppea: Ida Falk Winland (soprano)
- Pallante: Ross Ramgobin (baritone)
- Narciso: Owen Willetts (countertenor)
- Lesbo: Ronaldo Steiner (baritone)

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