Ombra mai fu - Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias
Philippe Jaroussky
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Although Francesco Cavalli’s twenty-seven operas that still exist today have increasingly become part of the world’s opera repertoire, there was a time when the works of this flamboyant composer had completely fell into obscurity. As they were not published like those of his master Monteverdi, Cavalli’s works remained as (often incomplete) manuscripts and were painstakingly reconstituted for a modern edition. By the end of the 1960s, Raymond Leppard and musicologist Alan Curtis set out to resuscitate this forgotten music through memorable stage performances at Glyndebourne Festival, featuring a brilliant casting of some of the greatest voices of the time: Janet Baker, Ileana Cotrubas, James Bowman and Hugues Cuenod. The staging and sound restitution were particularly extravagant, and audiences discovered − in both an album and a filmed performance − an incredibly varied music characterised by constant gender swapping and triumphant eroticism, in often uproarious situations! This extraordinary sensory exaltation, from tragedy to parody, is expertly expressed by Philippe Jaroussky – a countertenor very familiar with Cavalli’s work − on this album made up of around twenty extracts that perfectly encapsulate the Venetian public’s expectations. Around him, the voices of soprano Emöke Baráth and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux give rise to a few delightful duos. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Giovanni Faustini, Poet - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Giovanni Faustini, Poet - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Emoke Baräth, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Francesco Buti, Poet - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Emoke Baräth, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Giovanni Faustini, Poet - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Philippe Jaroussky, Conductor, Counter-Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Artaserse, Ensemble
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album Description
Although Francesco Cavalli’s twenty-seven operas that still exist today have increasingly become part of the world’s opera repertoire, there was a time when the works of this flamboyant composer had completely fell into obscurity. As they were not published like those of his master Monteverdi, Cavalli’s works remained as (often incomplete) manuscripts and were painstakingly reconstituted for a modern edition. By the end of the 1960s, Raymond Leppard and musicologist Alan Curtis set out to resuscitate this forgotten music through memorable stage performances at Glyndebourne Festival, featuring a brilliant casting of some of the greatest voices of the time: Janet Baker, Ileana Cotrubas, James Bowman and Hugues Cuenod. The staging and sound restitution were particularly extravagant, and audiences discovered − in both an album and a filmed performance − an incredibly varied music characterised by constant gender swapping and triumphant eroticism, in often uproarious situations! This extraordinary sensory exaltation, from tragedy to parody, is expertly expressed by Philippe Jaroussky – a countertenor very familiar with Cavalli’s work − on this album made up of around twenty extracts that perfectly encapsulate the Venetian public’s expectations. Around him, the voices of soprano Emöke Baráth and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux give rise to a few delightful duos. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:02
- Main artists: Philippe Jaroussky
- Composer: Francesco Cavalli
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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