Handel Arie per la Cuzzoni Hasnaa Bennani

• 1 Overture 05:55
• 2 Act I: March 01:26
• 3 Recitative: Che sento? Oh Dio! 01:09
• 4 Aria: Se pieta di me non senti 07:39
• 5 Aria: Scoglio d'immota fronte 05:22
• 6 Concerto 02:44
• 7 Aria: Ombre piante, urne funeste 05:26
• 8 Recitative: Non credo che sian finti 00:27
• 9 Aria: Or mi perdo di speranza 04:34
• 10 Non e piu tempo 02:53
• 11 Overture 03:27
• 12 Ballo di Larve 02:48
• 13 Sinfonia 01:29
• 14 Sinfonia 01:20
• 15 Recitative: E tale Otton? 01:17
• 16 Aria: Falsa immagine 06:01
• 17 Aria: Se'l mio duol non e si forte 05:46
• 18 Sinfonia 01:17
• 19 Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio 03:58
• 20 Aria: Torni omai la pace all'alma 04:17
• Total Runtime 01:09:15

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When one looks at the biographies of famous prima donnas, the suspicion sometimes arises that opera is not really an art form but a way of life. At any rate, for many of its protagonists, the theatrics, the scheming and the scandalmongering of the stage appear to flow seamlessly into real life. And the situation in the eighteenth century was no different from today. Among the most famous and also the most notorious stars of European opera houses was the Italian diva Francesca Cuzzoni, whose extravagance must have been as phenomenal as her singing talent. Had there already been a gutter press in her time, La Cuzzoni would certainly have been one of the most reliable suppliers of headlines. But, even without tabloids, news of La Cuzzonis affairs got around quickly, and indeed seem to have played no small part in the fascination she exercised over her audience. Her early success, her fairytale fame and eventually her dramatic fall caught the imagination of the musical world. This CD features some of the most beautiful and breathtaking arias, composed for the diva by Handel.

Hasnaa Bennani, soprano
Les Muffatti
Peter van Heyghen, direction

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