Handel Edition Vol.1: Alcina / Orlando
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Label: Warner
Cat No: 2564696532
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 6
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 14th April 2008
Contents
Artists
Renee FlemingNatalie Dessay
Juanita Lascarro
Susan Graham
Kathleen Kuhlmann
Timothy Robinson
Laurent Naouri
Conductor
William ChristieWorks
Alcina, HWV34Orlando, HWV31
Artists
Renee FlemingNatalie Dessay
Juanita Lascarro
Susan Graham
Kathleen Kuhlmann
Timothy Robinson
Laurent Naouri
Conductor
William ChristieAbout
- Renée Fleming: Alcina
- Natalie Dessay: Morgana
- Juanita Lascarro: Oberto
- Susan Graham: Ruggiero
- Kathleen Kuhlmann: Bradamante
- Timothy Robinson: Oronte
- Laurent Naouri: Melisso
Penguin Guide 3 stars, 2008 edition
Gramophone:
‘The performance shows the typical Christie touch: polished and sweet-toned playing, well-judged balance, care for detail.
There have been some magnificent Alcinas in the past…Renee Fleming is in the same class…There are others to match. Susan Graham, in the primo uomo role of Ruggiero, has some of the opera's finest music, and brings to it a firm, full mezzo, clear and agile.
Natalie Dessay brings her full and warm soprano to Morgana's music, with plenty of spirit, a touch of the coquettish where called for, and beautifully exact placing of the staccato notes in 'Tornami a vagheggiar'. Her ornamentation sometimes takes her to dizzying heights.
…the opera is done with the spirit and the passion that its superb music calls for and I have no hesitation in recommending this set…’
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