Treasures of Baroque Opera: Rodelinda / L'Orfeo / Dido & Aeneas
Richard Bonynge · Raymond Leppard · Anthony Lewis · Philip Pickett · Alexander Gibson · Christopher Hogwood · Francesco Molinari-Pradelli · Henry Lewis · John McCarthy · Paul Bonneau
Treasures of Baroque Opera: Rodelinda / L'Orfeo / Dido & Aeneas, CD, on UMO. Music by George Frideric Handel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Claudio Monteverdi, Thomas Arne, performed by Richard Bonynge, Raymond Leppard, Anthony Lewis, Philip Pickett; 16 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
L'Orfeo:Prologo: Ritornello-Dal mio Permesso amato
Claudio Monteverdi - L’Orfeo: Prologo, Dal mio Permesso (La Musica)
Dido and Aeneas:Act 3: But death...When I am laid...With drooping wings...
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)
Artaxerxes:Act 3: "The soldier tir'd of war's alarms"
Thomas Arne - Artaxerxes: Act III, No. 28. Air: The soldier, tir’d of war’s alarms
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joan Sutherland
Hippolyte et Aricie (original version): Act 2: "Ah! qu'on daigne du moins...Puisque Pluton"
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Hippolyte et Aricie: Acte II
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Le temple de la gloire, Second Suite of Instrumental Music: 1. Ouverture
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Le Temple de la gloire – Suite no. 1: Ouverture
Les indes galantes: Act 2: "Soleil, on a détruit tes superbes ailes"
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Indes galantes: Acte II "Les Incas du Pérou"
La Buona Figliuola: "Furia di donna"
Niccolò Piccinni - La Cecchina ossia La buona figliola: Atto I: “Furia di donna irata”
La Calisto (realization by Raymond Leppard): Act 1: Ardo, sospiro e piango
La Serva Padrona: "Stizzoso, mio Stizzoso"
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - La Serva Padrona: Atto I. Aria: "Stizzoso, mio stizzoso!" (Serpina)
Alexander Gibson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Teresa Berganza
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
Raymond Leppard, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bernadette Greevy
Rodelinda, HWV 34: Act 3: "Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato"
George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto III, no. 66. "Vivi, tiranno!" (Bertarido)