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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
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fuRoger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Andreas Scholl Year: 1999	1999	Decca Records	3:01
Serse: “Ombra mai fu”Claudio Scimone, I Solisti Veneti, Marilyn Horne Year: 1999	1999	Erato	3:08
Serse (Xerxes): “Frondi tenere e belle” … “Ombra mai fu” (Largo)Enrico Caruso Year: 1999	1999	RCA Red Seal	4:18
Serse, HWV 40: Act I, Scene I. "Ombra mai fù"Andreas Scholl Year: 1999	1999	harmonia mundi	3:03
Frondi tenere / Ombra mai fuMyung-whun Chung, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Andrea Bocelli Year: 1999	1999	Decca Records	3:56
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fuNicholas McGegan, Hanover Band, Judith Malafronte Year: 1999	1999	BMG UK & Ireland	2:50
Ombra Mai FuAdrian Boult Year: 1999	1999	Belart	4:26
Xerxes: LargoHamburger Symphoniker Year: 1999	1999	BMG	3:11
Serse: Ombra mai fuRoger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels Year: 1999	1999	NARM	3:13
Xerxes: “Ombra mai fu”Gérard Lesne Year: 1998	1998	EMI Classics	3:21
Ombra mai fù (Xerxes)BBC Concert Orchestra, Lesley Garrett Year: 1998	1998	BMG Conifer	2:45
Largo from XerxesJean-Claude Malgoire, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, Carolyn Watkinson Year: 1998	1998	Sony Classical	2:47
Serse: Larghetto “Ombra mai fù”Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels Year: 1998	1998	EMI Classics	3:07
Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo. "Ombra mai fu"Shigeo Genda, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Yoshikazu Mera Year: 1998	1998	BIS	3:02
Largo aus Xerxes HWV40 (The London Symphony Orchestra)London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1998	1998	Impuls International	5:11
Serse, HWV 40: “Ombra mai fu”Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bryn Terfel Year: 1997	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	3:03
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù”Dominic Seldis Year: 1997	1997	The Wedding Music Company	3:05
Serse, HWV 40: Act 1: No. 2 Arioso: "Ombra mal fu"Nicholas McGegan, Hanover Band, Judith Malafronte Year: 1997	1997	Conifer Classics	2:47
Serse, Act 1: "Ombra mai fù"English Sinfonia Year: 1997	1997	Decca Classics	2:39
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse)József Mukk Year: 1997	1997	Naxos	3:25

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