Opera and oratorio excerpts.
"The first modern castrato"--Container.
Sung in English and Italian.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Patricia Howard in English with French and German translations, biographical notes on the performers, and texts with English translations (19 p. : ports.) in container.
Contents:
Saul : HWV 53. O Lord, whose mercies numberless (5:28) ; Theodora : HWV 68. The raptur'd soul (8:19) ; The choice of Hercules : HWV 69. Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay (4:06) ; Belshazzar : HWV 61. Destructive war (2:16) / George Frideric Handel
Didone abbandonata. Ah che dissi! (1:26) ; Se resto sul lido (5:35) ; Odi colà la frigia tromba? (:29) ; A trionfar mi chiama (6:36) / Johann Adolf Hasse
The fairies. Say, lovely dream! / John Christopher Smith (5:42)
Alfred. Vengeance, O come inspire me! / Thomas Arne (6:52)
Orchester-Sinfonie in D major, H663 / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (10:18)
Telemaco. Ah! non turbi il mio riposo (3:40) ; Orfeo ed Euridice. The dance of the blessed spirits (2:18) ; Che puro ciel! (5:50) ; Ahimè! Dove trascorsi? (1:14) ; Che farò senza Euridice? (3:48) / Christoph Willibald, Ritter von Gluck
Pensa a serbarmi, o cara : insertion aria for Guglielmi['s] or Bertoni's Ezio / Gaetano Guadagni (3:58).
Participant:
Iestyn Davies, countertenor ; Arcangelo ; Jonathan Cohen, conductor.
Event:
Recorded Aug. 10-12, 2011, in St. Silas the Martyr, St. Silas Place, London.