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Handel: Floridante

Handel: Floridante

Alan Curtis Conductor

CDs: 3
Tracks: 61
Length: 2:43:13

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Archiv Produktion
Rel. 10 Apr 2007
Recorded 2005

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Handel: Floridante Handel wrote Floridante in 1722 for a London audience infatuated with Italian opera. The plot, like that of so many Baroque operas, was taken from ancient history and concerns romantic liaisons thrown into turmoil by political rivalries, in this case between Persia and Tyre. Handel wrote over 50 Italian operas, and it's remarkable that he was consistently able to summon such a high level of inventiveness and inspiration when faced repeatedly with librettos that must have come to look depressingly alike in the conventions of their labyrinthine plots. Handel, however, had strong enough musical and dramatic convictions that he refused to make alterations to the score of Floridante that would have changed the opera's character, after London's Royal Academy of Music informed him that changes in the performing personnel would require him to rewrite the vocal parts. Handel eventually made some adjustments, but stood firm about others—a bold position, considering the relatively low status of composers in the world of opera at the time. After the premiere with a less-than-ideal cast, Handel restored the score to his original intentions and it's that version that's heard on this recording.

Alan Curtis conducts Il Complesso Barocco in a lively and impassioned performance. The Italian opera of the period was largely a vehicle to showcase singers, and the cast Curtis has assembled sings gloriously, with lustrous and supple voices and a strong sense of drama. The ornamentation in the da capo arias is tasteful but sometimes awe-inspiringly florid. Archiv's characteristically immaculate sound creates an ideal balance between the singers and orchestra and allows the voices to sparkle. This compelling performance of Floridante should be valuable for anyone interested in pursuing out-of-the-mainstream Handel operas.

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CD 1 of 3
1 1.Ouverture 4:58
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2 2.Sc.1, Aria: Dimmi, o spene 2:14
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3 3.Sc.1, Recitativo: Oggi di Tracia 0:42
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4 4.Sc.1, Aria: Godi, o spene 1:59
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5 5.Sc.1, Recitativo: Avventurosa Elmira! 0:46
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6 6.Sc.1, Aria: Ma un dolce mio pensiero 3:06
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7 7.Sc.2, Marche 1:21
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8 8.Sc.2, Recitativo: Questo de' miei trionfi 0:57
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9 9.Sc.2, Aria: Alma mia 5:03
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10 10.Sc.3, Recitativo: Giove, compensator; 11.Sc.4, Recitativo: Oronte, il re 3:55
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11 12.Sc.4, Aria: Ma pria vedrò le stelle 4:18
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12 13.Sc.4, Recitativo: Fammi bersaglio pur 0:32
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13 14.Sc.4, Aria: Sventurato godi, o core 6:06
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14 15.Sc.5, Recitativo: Cinto d'allori 1:06
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15 16.Sc.5, Aria: Finché lo strale 2:59
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16 17.Sc.5, Recitativo: Novo aspetto di cose; 18.Sc.6, Recitativo: Ma viene il prigionier 1:17
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17 19.Sc.6, Aria: Sospiro, è vero 3:57
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18 20.Sc.6, Recitativo: Per quali vie lontane 0:29
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19 21.Sc.6, Aria: Dopo il nembo e la procella 2:38
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20 22.Sc.7, Recitativo: Al primo cenno, sire; 23.Sc.8, Recitativo: Padre, signor 1:58
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21 24.Sc.8, Duetto: Ah, mia cara, se tu resti 7:55
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CD 2 of 3
1 1.Sc.1, Recitativo: Ecco il vago mio sol 1:17
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2 2.Sc.1, Aria: Lascioti, o bella, il volto 4:03
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3 3.Sc.1, Recitativo: O fortunati affetti miei 0:35
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4 4.Sc.1, Aria: Gode l'alma innamorata 4:07
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5 5.Sc.5. Recitativo: Difficil cosa è il ravvisarti; 6.Sc.3, Recitativo: Glicon, se sei verace 2:33
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6 7.Sc.4, Aria: Bramo te sola 5:15
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7 8.Sc.4, Recitativo: Oronte un messo invia; 9.Sc.5, Recitativo: Questo è il tempo fatal 3:25
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8 10.Sc.5, Aria: Barbaro, t'odio a morte 2:29
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9 11.Sc.6, Recitativo: Convien lasciar libero il corso 0:30
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10 12.Sc.6, Aria: Ma non s'aspetti, no 2:05
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11 13.Sc.6, Recitativo: Ormai tutta silenzio 0:50
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12 14.Sc.6, Duetto: Fuor di periglio 5:53
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13 15.Sc.7, Arioso ed Accompagnato: Notte cara. Parmi ascoltare 4:49
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14 16.Sc.8, Recitativo: O facil porta; 17.Sc.9, Recitativo: Qual buona sorte! 2:48
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15 18.Sc.9, Aria: Tacerò, ma non potrai 3:28
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16 19.Sc.9, Recitativo: Guardia a costei severa 0:25
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17 20.Sc.9, Accompagnato e Recitativo: Sorte nemica. Fatto hai l'estremo 1:13
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18 21.Sc.9, Aria: Ma che vuoi più da me 4:28
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CD 3 of 3
1 1.Sc.1, Recitativo: Oh, sventurati e vani 1:19
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2 2.Sc.1, Aria: Se risolvi abbandonarmi 3:55
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3 3.Sc.1, Recitativo: Or mi si svela il grande arcano 0:38
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4 4.Sc.1, Aria: Non lasciar, oppressa dalla sorte 3:59
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5 5.Sc.2, Recitativo. Elmira, a te ritorno; 6.Sc.3, Recitativo: Numi, che aspetto di dolor 3:28
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6 7.Sc.3, Aria; Se dolce m'era già 6:53
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7 8.Sc.3, Recitativo: Si mora, sì 1:01
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8 9.Sc.3, Aria: Vivere per penare 3:41
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9 10.Sc.4, Recitativo: Nella vasta città 0:55
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10 11.Sc.4, Arietta: Vanne, segui 'l mio desio 0:56
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11 12.Sc.4, Recitativo: Servari alla mia bella 0:27
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12 13.Sc.4, Aria: Amor comanda 2:32
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13 14.Sc.5, Aria: Questi ceppi e quest'orrore 4:48
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14 15.Sc.6, Recitativo: Misero, amato prence; 16.Sc.7, Recitativo: S'uccida chi resiste 3:15
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15 17.Sc.8, Aria: Sì, coronar vogl'io 3:57
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16 18.Sc.8, Recitativo: Ah, traditor Coralbo 0:32
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17 19.Sc.8, Aria: Che veggio? Che sento? 1:34
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18 20.Sc.9, Sinfonia 1:04
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19 21.Sc.9, Recitativo: Fido e guerriero 2:02
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20 22.Sc.9, Aria: Mia bella, godo che son per te 5:02
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21 23.Sc.9, Recitativo: La cittade, la reggia 0:18
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22 24.Sc.9, Coro: Quando pena la costanza 2:28
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