Porta, Giovanni

Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini: Berenice; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alessandro; Reinhard Keiser: Fredegunda; Octavia; Johann Adolf Hasse:...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Grammy® Award winner Joyce DiDonato joins conductor Alan Curtis and Il complesso barocco for Drama Queens, an electrifying program of royal arias the 1rom 7th...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (07/16/2012-07/22/2012)....continue...

Venice By Night - Concertos & Sinfonias by Pollarolo, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Veracini, Lotti / Mhairi Lawson, soprano; Simon Munday, trumpet; Peter Whelan, bassoon

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Anonymous: Si la gondola avarè; Cara Nina el bon to sesto, for soprano & guitar; No stè a condanarme, for soprano & continuo; Carlo Francesco Pollarolo: La Vendetta d'Amore; Tomaso Albinoni...
Performers: Chandler, Adrian; Chateauneuf, Paula; Lawson, Mhairi; Munday, Simon; Whelan, Peter
Conductors: Chandler, Adrian
Ensemble: La Serenissima (Orchestra)

Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima's 10th release for Avie - coinciding with the label's 10th anniversary - has all the hallmarks that have made the...continue...
Recording information: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, England (02/14/2012-02/07/2012)....continue...

Alveri: Mia vita, mio bene; Gasparini, etc / Katschner

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Francesco Gasparini: E più dolce, aria; Vorresti o labro amante; Penso, ma mi confondo, aria; Antonio Caldara: Nigella e tirsi, pastorale for 2 voices & orchestra; Giovanni Battista Alveri: Mi...
Performers: Andersen, Ditte; Hallenberg, Ann; Katschner, Wolfgang

"Mia vita, mio bene"- the title penned by the composer Giovanni Alveri is a perfect description of the arias and cantatas on this compilation. Just...continue...