Carnevale 1729 Ann Hallenberg, il pomo d'oro & Stefano Montanari

• Geminiano Giacomelli (1692 – 1740): Gianguir:
• 1 Mi par sentir la bella 09:43
• Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676 – 1760): Adelaide:
• 2 Non sempre invendicata 05:38
• 3 O del mio caro sposo... Quanto bello agl'occhi miei 15:22
• 4 Scherza in mar la navicella 05:44
• 5 Vedrò più liete e belle 08:40
• Geminiano Giacomelli: Gianguir:
• 6 Vanne, si, di al mio diletto 07:11
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671 – 1751): Filandro:
• 7 Il tuo core in dono accetto 04:07
• 8 Fior, ch'a spuntar si vede 03:31
• Nicola Porpora (1686 – 1768): Semiramide riconosciuta:
• 9 Il pastor se torna aprile 06:28
• 10 In braccio a mille furie 03:04
• 11 Bel piacer saria d'un core 08:35
• Leonardo Leo (1694 – 1744): Catone in Utica:
• 12 Soffre talor del vento 06:48
• 13 Ombra cara, ombra adorata 09:22
• Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 1730): L'abbandono di Armida:
• 14 Nave altera che in mezzo all'onde 04:17
• Total Runtime 01:38:30

Info for Carnevale 1729

The Carnival of Venice in 1729 was quite unlike any other. Over a period of two months, opera houses went into a frenzy of competition to show off the most famous singers of the day, including the legendary castrato Farinelli who made his astonishing Venetian debut. Several of the most fashionable composers rose to the occasion, writing ravishing music for spectacular productions which often pitted the singers against each other in breathtaking displays of virtuosity. The results were sensational; one tour de force followed another in an atmosphere of fevered excitement and the adoring public lapped it up.

The carnival opened with a star-studded cast in Leonardo Leo’s tragedy Cantone in Utica from which the dazzling aria Soffre talor del vento and the more gentle Ombra adorata are taken. Farinelli triumphed in Nicolo Porpora’s opera Semiramide, the perfect vehicle for his extraordinary technique. By contrast Adelaide by Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, another premiere, contains show-stopping displays for Farinelli’s arch rival Faustina Bordoni. And Germiano Giacomelli’s elegant opera Gianguir contains the achingly beautiful aria Mi par sentir la bella. Most of these rediscovered works are recorded here for the first time.

“The excellent musicians of the fantastic period-instrument ensemble … get it all perfectly right: every tone, every phrase, coloratura and accompaniment” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). The critically acclaimed Il pomo d’oro is an Italian baroque ensemble founded in 2012 with a special focus on opera with authentic performances on period instruments. They have recorded 15 albums including the world premiere recording of Leonardo Leo’s Cantone in Utica

With a repertoire that includes leading roles in operas by Rossini, Mozart, Gluck, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, Bizet and Massenet, Ann Hallenberg is a much in demand Swedish mezzo-soprano and has recorded over 40 CDs, her solo CD Agrippina winning the award for best operatic recital at the International Opera Awards in May 2016.

The baroque violinist and conductor Stefano Montanari is a much sought after guest conductor with both modern and period orchestras. He is regarded as one of the finest baroque violin virtuosos of his generation.

Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano
Il Pomo d'Oro
Stefano Montanari, conductor

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