Duel: Porpora and Handel in London | Arcana A461

Duel: Porpora and Handel in London

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Label: Arcana

Cat No: A461

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 12th April 2019

Contents

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Alcina, HWV34
» Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana
Ariodante, HWV33
» Ballet music
» Scherza infida
Catone (pasticcio), HWV:A7
» Quando piomba improvvisa saetta
Tolomeo, Re d'Egitto, HWV25
» Inumano fratel
» Stille amare

Porpora, Nicola

Arianna in Nasso
» Nume che reggi il mare
Calcante e Achille
» A questa man verra
David e Besabea
» Dolce e su queste alte mie logge a sera
» Fu del braccio onnipotente
Mitridate
» Alza al soglio i guardi
Polifemo
» Il gioir qualor s'aspetta
» Overture

Artists

Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano)
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu

Conductor

Franck-Emmanuel Comte

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Alcina, HWV34
» Sta nell'Ircana pietrosa tana
Ariodante, HWV33
» Ballet music
» Scherza infida
Catone (pasticcio), HWV:A7
» Quando piomba improvvisa saetta
Tolomeo, Re d'Egitto, HWV25
» Inumano fratel
» Stille amare

Porpora, Nicola

Arianna in Nasso
» Nume che reggi il mare
Calcante e Achille
» A questa man verra
David e Besabea
» Dolce e su queste alte mie logge a sera
» Fu del braccio onnipotente
Mitridate
» Alza al soglio i guardi
Polifemo
» Il gioir qualor s'aspetta
» Overture

Artists

Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano)
Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu

Conductor

Franck-Emmanuel Comte

About

Despite the rivalry between the operatic companies led by Handel and Porpora in London (1734-1737), much has to be said about the real nature of the connection between the two composers. Both the musicians were considered outstandingly original for their aesthetic choices. Both admired each other's music. The few whirlwind years of their defiance in Great Britain produced memorable scores: among them, Ariodante by Handel and Polifemo by Porpora, performed with simultaneous runs in the city theatres. The fight between the two operatic company was an opportunity for the composers to meet and discover each other, to deal with the taste of the audience and to experiment new ideas, getting strength from the incredible skills of the members of the vocal casts (Farinelli, Senesino, Carestini, etc.). This CD tries to capture the soul of such a complicated intellectual relationship, presenting significant exemples of the composers' style and outlining the borders of the mutual esteem between two giants in the history of music. On her debut solo album, the young talented mezzo-soprano Giuseppina Bridelli performs with effortless bravery the difficult pages written for some of the most famous singers of the 18th century: between them, a version with original variations of Handel's Scherza infida.

Reviews

Giuseppina Bridelli is a singer whose well-focused mezzo has increasingly impressed for some years, but never as much as here. Her middle register has blossomed into honey-gold lustre, while the notes in the soprano range are full and largely well controlled... This is without a doubt a disc to be numbered among the very best Baroque opera recltals.  Brian Robins (Disc of the Month)
Opera July 2019

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