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

George Frideric Handel1738
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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.

Most recorded performers

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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)

Conductor
Roger Norrington6Harry Bicket5Antony Walker3Hartmut Haenchen3Jesús López Cobos3John Barbirolli3Shigeo Genda3Adrian Boult2Brian Priestman2Charles Mackerras2Claudio Scimone2George Szell2
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment9London Symphony Orchestra5English Chamber Orchestra3English Sinfonia3Japan Philharmonic Orchestra3Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne3Bavarian State Orchestra2Dresden Philharmonic2Ensemble orchestral de Paris2Hanover Band2Il Giardino Armonico2Il Pomo d'Oro2
Label
EMI Classics14Decca Classics13Deutsche Grammophon12Decca Records10Warner Classics10ABC Classics8Naxos6Sony Classical6Virgin Classics6Classic FM5Erato5RCA Red Seal5
Decade
1920s41930s11940s21960s41970s31980s171990s432000s372010s182020s5
Credited instrument
Tenor13Harpsichord6Organ3Violin3Countertenor2Mezzo-Soprano2Piano2Guitar1Harp1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers
Xerxes: Act I, Scene 1. Aria "Ombra mai fù"Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker
Year: 1997
3:12
Serse, HWV 40 (original): Act 1: "Frondi tenere e belle" - "Ombra mai fù"Hans Stadlmair, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau
Year: 1996
4:44
Ombra mai fu (Serse, 1. Akt) aus Serse (Xerxes)Heinz Wallberg, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Peter Seiffert
Year: 1996
3:52
Ombra mai fùKaori Muraji
Year: 1996
3:20
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. “Ombra mai fu” (Serse)Gérard Lesne
Year: 1995
2:41
LargoYvonne Printemps
Year: 1995
3:04
Ombra mai fù (Xerxes)Gerhard Becker, Berliner Symphoniker
Year: 1995
3:19
Largo (from Xerxes)Stephen Cleobury
Year: 1995
3:08
LargoLisa Gerrard
Year: 1995
2:52
Serse (Xerxes): Act I. Arioso "Ombra mai fu"Jesús López Cobos, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jennifer Larmore
Year: 1995
3:34
Largo aus "Xerxes"Kurt Masur, Dresden Philharmonic, Eberhard Büchner
Year: 1994
2:48
Serse, HWV 40: Largo "Ombra mai fu"Hans Müller-Kray, Bavarian State Orchestra
Year: 1993
3:06
XerxesPlácido Domingo
Year: 1993
2:52
Largo from ‘Xerxes’Helmuth Froschauer, Vienna Symphony, Plácido Domingo
Year: 1992
2:52
Ombra mai fuVjekoslav Šutej, English Chamber Orchestra, José Carreras
Year: 1992
3:39
Frondi tenere / Ombra mai fuKathleen Battle
Year: 1992
4:11
LARGOJohn Georgiadis, London Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1991
6:23
Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu"Malcolm Sargent, London Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Ferrier
Year: 1990
4:42
Xerxes: Ombra mai fuEzio Pinza
Year: 1990
2:48
"Serse"- Ombra mai fu (Largo) in ItalianJonathan Tunick, Itzhak Perlman, Plácido Domingo
Year: 1990
3:12

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