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With "Siface: l’amor castrato", countertenor Filippo Mineccia, together with Javier Ulises Illán and Nereydas, presents a short imaginary pasticcio opera reflecting the music-making and life of the contralto castrato known by that stage name. Born Giovanni Francesco Grossi in 1653 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Siface was acclaimed for his exciting musical performances, yet who became famous also for the tragedy of his love life. He was called upon to sing in operas and oratorios by the likes of Stradella, Pasquini, Bassani, Pallavicino and Agostini. For a long time in the service of Francesco II d’Este in Modena, Siface was an active member of the musical “ducal circuit” in the Italian peninsula, even, on one occasion, additionally being sent to England, where he performed before monarchy, and met and impressed Henry Purcell. Filippo Mineccia brilliantly captures the kaleidoscopic rush of emotions coursing through this selection of arias, which reflects the torrid and spectacular musical pace of life in late seventeenth-century Italy (as well as mirroring Siface’s own downfall on the road from Ferrara to Bologna). The Spanish ensemble Nereydas fully enter into the spirit of this, by turns, colourful, heartfelt, poignant and vivid celebration of vocal and instrumental music, which also features works by Alessandro Scarlatti (the emotive lullaby Dormi o fulmine), Francesco Cavalli and Purcell (My song shall be alway). Elena Bernardi puts flesh on still little understood aspects of the early stages of opera in the late Seicento., © Glossa
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San Giovanni Battista (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble, MainArtist - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Vespasiano (Carlo Pallavicino)
Carlo Pallavicino, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
La Susanna (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
San Giovanni Battista (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
La sete di Cristo (Bernardo Pasquini)
Bernardo Pasquini, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble, MainArtist - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Scipione affricano (Francesco Cavalli)
Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
San Giovanni Battista (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Il Bassiano (Carlo Pallavicino)
Carlo Pallavicino, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble, MainArtist - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
II ratto delle Sabine (Pietro Simone Agostini)
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor - Pietro Simone Agostini, Composer
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor - Pietro Simone Agostini, Composer
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
I due germani rivali (Carlo Ambrogio Lonati)
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
La tromba della divina misericordia (Giovanni Battista Bassani)
Giovanni Battista Bassani, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble, MainArtist - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
L'ingresso alla gioventù di Claudio Nerone (Antonio Giannettini)
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor - Antonio Giannettini, Composer
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor - Antonio Giannettini, Composer
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
I fatti di Mosè nel deserto (Bernardo Pasquini)
Bernardo Pasquini, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
La Susanna (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Nereydas, Ensemble, MainArtist - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Il Giona (Giovanni Battista Bassani)
Giovanni Battista Bassani, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
II ratto delle Sabine (Pietro Simone Agostini)
Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor - Pietro Simone Agostini, Composer
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
My song shall be alway, Z. 31 (Henry Purcell)
Henry Purcell, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Sefauchi's Farewell in D Minor, Z. 656 (Henry Purcell)
Henry Purcell, Composer - Daniel Oyarzábal, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
I fatti di Mosè nel deserto (Bernardo Pasquini)
Bernardo Pasquini, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
La Giuditta (Alessandro Scarlatti)
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Filippo Mineccia, Artist, MainArtist - Nereydas, Ensemble - Javier Ulises Illán, Conductor
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
Album review
With "Siface: l’amor castrato", countertenor Filippo Mineccia, together with Javier Ulises Illán and Nereydas, presents a short imaginary pasticcio opera reflecting the music-making and life of the contralto castrato known by that stage name. Born Giovanni Francesco Grossi in 1653 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Siface was acclaimed for his exciting musical performances, yet who became famous also for the tragedy of his love life. He was called upon to sing in operas and oratorios by the likes of Stradella, Pasquini, Bassani, Pallavicino and Agostini. For a long time in the service of Francesco II d’Este in Modena, Siface was an active member of the musical “ducal circuit” in the Italian peninsula, even, on one occasion, additionally being sent to England, where he performed before monarchy, and met and impressed Henry Purcell. Filippo Mineccia brilliantly captures the kaleidoscopic rush of emotions coursing through this selection of arias, which reflects the torrid and spectacular musical pace of life in late seventeenth-century Italy (as well as mirroring Siface’s own downfall on the road from Ferrara to Bologna). The Spanish ensemble Nereydas fully enter into the spirit of this, by turns, colourful, heartfelt, poignant and vivid celebration of vocal and instrumental music, which also features works by Alessandro Scarlatti (the emotive lullaby Dormi o fulmine), Francesco Cavalli and Purcell (My song shall be alway). Elena Bernardi puts flesh on still little understood aspects of the early stages of opera in the late Seicento., © Glossa
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Nereydas Filippo Mineccia Daniel Oyarzábal Javier Ulises Illán
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
(C) 2018 Glossa (P) 2018 Glossa
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