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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 of 153)

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Ombra mai fu (Largo) from XerxesMarshall McGuire Year: 2005	2005	ABC Classics	2:43
Serse, HWV 40, Act I : Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act I - Ombra mai fuRenée Fleming Year: 2004	2004	Decca Music Group	3:04
Ombrai mai fuShu Cheen Yu Year: 2004	2004	ABC Classics	3:16
Serse: Ombra mai fuEnglish Sinfonia Year: 2004	2004	Decca Classics	2:40
Serse, HWV 40: Aria: “Ombra mai fu”Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Year: 2003	2003	Avie Records	3:18
Serse: Act 1, Scene I: No 1b Arioso - Ombra mai fu (Serse)William Christie, Anne Sofie von Otter Year: 2003	2003	Virgin Classics	3:23
Xerxes: Ombra mai fùDaniel Taylor Year: 2003	2003	Children's Group	2:50
Serse: Ombra mai fuEdyth Walker Year: 2003	2003	Marston Records	2:49
Ombra mai fùHarry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Renée Fleming Year: 2003	2003	Universal	3:07
Largo from XerxesJean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra Year: 2003	2003	Erato	5:23
Xerxes: Ombra mai fuCharles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Year: 2002	2002	Decca Classics	3:01
Serse: “Frondi teneri … Ombra mai fu”Marcello Viotti, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Plácido Domingo Year: 2002	2002	Decca Classics	3:47
Ombra mai fu (Xerxes HWV40)Antony Walker, David Hobson Year: 2002	2002	ABC Classics	2:45
Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fuMarcello Viotti, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Plácido Domingo Year: 2002	2002	Deutsche Grammophon	3:47
Serse, HWV 40: Act I, Scene I. Arioso "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)Stephen Stubbs, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Daniel Taylor Year: 2002	2002	ATMA Classique	2:55
Ombra mai fu (Largo): XerxesDavid Measham, West Australian Symphony Orchestra Year: 2001	2001	ABC Classics	3:38
Serse: “Ombra mai fu”Renata Tebaldi Year: 2001	2001	Classic FM	4:04
AriosoJochen Kowalski Year: 2000	2000	Capriccio	3:49
Xerxes: ... Ombra mai fuEmmanuelle Haïm, John Nelson, Ensemble orchestral de Paris Year: 2000	2000	Virgin Classics	2:48
Ombra mai fùJesús López Cobos, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jennifer Larmore Year: 2000	2000	-	3:35

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