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Carestini - The Story of a Castrato / Haïm, Jaroussky, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-20

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface, opera in 3 acts; Giovanni Maria Capelli: I fratelli riconosciuti, opera; George Frederick Handel: Arianna in Creta; Ariodante; Alcina; Leonardo Leo: Farnace, opera in 3 acts; ...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

In this album, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky pays tribute to the famous 18th-century Italian castrato Carestini, for whom Handel composed Arianna in Creta. Jaroussky is rapidly...continue...