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During the 17th and 18th centuries, Naples’ fame as a musical centre attracted travellers, composers, instrumentalists and virtuoso singers alike. Among the aspiring musicians, the most highly-trained and sought-after were the castrati, promising boys aged between 8 and 12 who were subjected to an operation intended to preserve the exceptionally pure timbre of their treble voice. Forever virginal beings whose superhuman voices mesmerized their listeners they were nicknamed "angiolilli" ("little angels"), and sang in the most important churches and theatres of "Castrapolis", a term coined to describe the southern capital and its high concentration of castrato sopranos.
Nicolò Balducci is one of the rapidly rising countertenors and sopranists of his generation. Together with the ensemble Dolci Affetti, directed by the renowned recorder player Dan Laurin, he here performs arias and cantatas by Hasse, Porsile, Sarro and Alessandro Scarlatti. All four composers were associated with Naples and knew how to highlight these extraordinary voices, at a time when opera and the chamber cantata represented the most fashionable musical genres both in Italy and abroad. The program is completed with a Concerto for Harpsichord by Domenico Auletta, with Anna Paradiso performing the solo part. © BIS Records
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Ciro riconosciuto (Johann Adolf Hasse)
Pietro Metastasio, Lyricist - Johann Adolph Hasse, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Il ritorno di Ulisse alla patria (Excerpts) (Giuseppe Porsile)
Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Porsile, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Quella pace gradita, H. 610 (Alessandro Scarlatti)
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Concerto in C Major (Domenico Auletta)
Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Auletta, Composer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Auletta, Composer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Auletta, Composer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Anonymous, Lyricist - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dimmi bel neo che fai (Domenico Natale Sarro)
Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Dan Laurin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Domenico Natale Sarro, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Paradiso, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dolci Affetti, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Traditional, Composer - Dohyo Sol, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolò Balducci, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Album review
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Naples’ fame as a musical centre attracted travellers, composers, instrumentalists and virtuoso singers alike. Among the aspiring musicians, the most highly-trained and sought-after were the castrati, promising boys aged between 8 and 12 who were subjected to an operation intended to preserve the exceptionally pure timbre of their treble voice. Forever virginal beings whose superhuman voices mesmerized their listeners they were nicknamed "angiolilli" ("little angels"), and sang in the most important churches and theatres of "Castrapolis", a term coined to describe the southern capital and its high concentration of castrato sopranos.
Nicolò Balducci is one of the rapidly rising countertenors and sopranists of his generation. Together with the ensemble Dolci Affetti, directed by the renowned recorder player Dan Laurin, he here performs arias and cantatas by Hasse, Porsile, Sarro and Alessandro Scarlatti. All four composers were associated with Naples and knew how to highlight these extraordinary voices, at a time when opera and the chamber cantata represented the most fashionable musical genres both in Italy and abroad. The program is completed with a Concerto for Harpsichord by Domenico Auletta, with Anna Paradiso performing the solo part. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:04
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Nicolò Balducci Dolci Affetti Dan Laurin Anna Paradiso
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
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