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Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) by George Frideric Handel, composed 1738. 153 recordings in this catalogue, from 1920 to 2025.

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Orchestra · 9 recordings

Enrico Caruso

Soloist · 8 recordings

Roger Norrington

Conductor · 6 recordings

Plácido Domingo

Soloist · 6 recordings

Harry Bicket

Conductor · 5 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Beniamino Gigli

Soloist · 5 recordings

David Daniels

Soloist · 4 recordings

Recordings (153)

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Serse, HWV 40: Act I: Aria. Serse: ‘Ombra mai fu’. LarghettoChristian Curnyn Year: 2012	2012	Chaconne	2:21
Ombra mai fuJackie Evancho Year: 2011	2011	Syco Music	3:34
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fuAntony Walker, David Hobson Year: 2011	2011	ABC Classics	2:42
Ombra Ma Fu (Largo From Xerxes)Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Edward Carroll Year: 2009	2009	Sony Classical	3:01
Serse: Aria: Ombra mai fuJohn Nelson, Ensemble orchestral de Paris, Stephanie Blythe Year: 2009	2009	EMI Classics	2:50
Serse: Atto I, Scena I. “Ombra mai fu” (Serse)Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico, Cecilia Bartoli Year: 2009	2009	Decca Music Group	3:24
Ombra mai fuMark Jansen Year: 2009	2009	Nuclear Blast	3:06
Ombra mai fu – ShadesEdita Gruberová Year: 2009	2009	Lola’s World	3:26
Ombra mai fuMalena Ernman Year: 2009	2009	Roxy Recordings	2:56
Serse, Akt I: “Ombra mai fu”Paul McCreesh, Rolando Villazón Year: 2008	2008	Süddeutsche Zeitung Klassik	2:42
Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels Year: 2008	2008	Warner Classics	3:08
Serse: “Ombra mai fù”Anne Sofie von Otter Year: 2007	2007	Virgin Classics	3:23
Serse: Ombra mai fuHarry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Ian Bostridge Year: 2007	2007	EMI Classics	2:45
Ombra mai fu (from the Opera Serse)Sinfonia Varsovia, Gábor Boldoczki Year: 2007	2007	Sony Classical	3:00
Xerces: Ombra mai fuDavid Hobson Year: 2007	2007	ABC Classics	2:47
Serse: “Ombra mai fù”Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Andreas Scholl Year: 2006	2006	ABC Classics	2:59
LargoJesús López Cobos, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jennifer Larmore Year: 2006	2006	Warner Music TV	3:36
Serse: Act I: "Ombra mai fu"Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels Year: 2006	2006	EMI Classics	3:07
Ombra mai fu - Handel (from Xerxes)Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfie Boe Year: 2006	2006	Classic FM	3:13
Serse: “Fronde tenere” … “Ombra mai fu”Beniamino Gigli Year: 2005	2005	Woodford Music	4:01

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