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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Marie-Nicole Lemieux; Karina Gauvin; Emöke Baráth; Romina Basso; Filippo; Mineccia; Johannes Weisser; Milena Storti; Gianluca Buratto

3 CD / Naïve / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This exciting studio recording is the second project resulting from the collaboration between Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin and conductor and harpsichordist Alan Curtis' award winning...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

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...

G.F. Handel: Deidamia / Kermes, Bonitatibus, Labelle, Panzarrella, Alan Curtis

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deidamia
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Personnel: Michel Roubinet (vocals).

Recording information: Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena (07/2002)....continue...

Vivaldi: Montezuma / Alan Curtis, Priante, Nesi, Cherici [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-10-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723
Performers: Cherici, Laura; Gottwald, Franziska; Nesi, Mary-Ellen; Priante, Vito
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Run Time: 153 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: French, Englsih, German, Spanish, Italian
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Gluck: Ezio / Prina, Cencic, Hallenberg, Lehtipuu, Karasawa, Pregardien

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ezio, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 15
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Alan Curtis, described by the New York Times as "one of the great scholar-musicians of recent times", conducts a brilliant cast including Sonia Prina, Ann...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre de Poissy (12/18/2008)....continue...

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Handel: Ariodante / Curtis, DiDonato

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-06-07

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

In this complete recording of Ariodante, Alan Curtis, a supreme Handelian conductor and scholar, joins forces with glorious mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato, who, with her...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Ferma, Lonigo, Italy (01/03/2010-01/11/2010)....continue...

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

Haydn: Operatic Arias & Overtures / Anna Bonitatibus, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2011-04-19

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: La Fedeltà Premiata, Hob. 28/10; Orlando Paladino, Hob. 28/11; Sono Alcina, H 24b no 9; La Vera Costanza, Hob. 28/8; L'Infedeltà Delusa, Hob. 28/5; D'una sposa meschinel...
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Curtis, Alan
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Vicenza (02/10/2008-02/13/2008)....continue...

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Porpora: Arias / Alan Curtis, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-08-25

Works: Nicola Porpora: Adelaide, opera; Ezio, opera; Polifemo, opera; Festa d'Imeneo, opera; Orlando, opera; Arianna in Nasso, opera
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

With her enchanting voice, profound musicality and extraordinary vocal range, the Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin has been seducing audiences and critics around the world. Following...continue...

Handel: Ezio / Curtis, Prina, Hallenberg, Giustiniani, Gauvin, Andersen, Priante, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ezio, HWV 29
Performers: Andersen, Marianne; Gauvin, Karina; Giustiniani, Anicio Zorzi; Hallenberg, Ann; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

The next installment in Alan Curtis' award-winning recordings of Handel's operas is a real rarity. Given only five performances in Handel's lifetime, this opera has...continue...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Curtis, DiDonato, Beaumont, Gauvin, Cherici, Priante, Il Complesso Barocco, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Cherici, Laura; DiDonato, Joyce; Gauvin, Karina; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia; Rensburg, Kobie van
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"This new recording is interesting partly for the casting of a mezzo-soprano in the title role. Anyone wondering about this aspect should worry no further:...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Caro Amor/Various

2 CD / Sony Classical Import Import / 2009-03-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Alcina; Arminio; Poro; Rinaldo; Admeto; Serse; Rodelinda; Il Pastor Fido; Salomon; Semele; Radamisto; Giulio Cesare; Armida Abbandonata; Riccardo Primo; Messiah; C...
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Boldoczki, Gabor; Bostridge, Ian; Ciomei, Sergio; Dasch, Annette; Gadzala, Artur; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsi...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan; Bicket, Harry; Goodwin, Paul; Stephenson, Mark; Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: ; Hanover Band; Il Complesso Barocco; London Musici Chamber Choir

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

Sento Brillar

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2008-08-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ottone; Arianna in Creta; Il Pastor Fido, opera, HWV 8c; Ariodante; Alcina
Performers: Kasarova, Vesselina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Handel: Tolomeo / Curtis, Hallenberg, Gauvin, Basso, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, opera, HWV 25
Performers: Basso, Romina; Bonitatibus, Anna; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Following highly acclaimed, award-winning recordings of Handel’s 'Rodelinda' and 'Floridante' and Vivaldi's 'Motezuma', Alan Curtis and his Il Complesso Barocco bring another neglected Baroque j...continue...

Best 100 Vivaldi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, Claron; Place, Aliso...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Following the success of the previous 'Best Mozart 100' and 'Best Beethoven 100', EMI classics is proud to offer the latest composer to get the...continue...

Vivaldi Adagios

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata, serenata (opera; attributed); Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Amen; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Matheus Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Compiled from Virgin Classics’ rich Vivaldi discography, and drawn from the composer’s instrumental and vocal works (both operatic and religious), each track is performed by...continue...

Vivaldi: 100 Chefs d'Ouvre

6 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Labelle, Dominique; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Handel: Floridante / Alan Curtis, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mijanovic, Marijana; Novaro, Riccardo; Priante, Vito; Rostorf-Zamir, Sharon
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Pre-eminent Baroque specialist Alan Curtis sheds light on another neglected opera masterpiece. Following the critical acclaim of his milestone recording Rodelinda, Curtis turns his attention...continue...

Handel: Fernando Re Di Castiglia / Curtis

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-02-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sosarme, HWV 30
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banerjee, Neal; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Pizzolato, Marianna; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Fernando, re di Castiglia is not a title most opera-goers will be familiar with. Alan Curtis has prepared his own edition of Fernando, which is...continue...

Vivaldi: Montezuma / Curtis, Priante, Mijanovic, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723
Performers: Basso, Romina; Beaumont, Maite; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kalna, Inga; Mijanovic, Marijana; Priante, Vito
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"The performance is stunning. Vivaldi augments the usual strings and winds with horns and trumpets, and Curtis leads a rich reading, filled with more drama...continue...

Amor e Gelosia - Handel / Patrizia Ciofi, Joyce Di Donato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28; Rinaldo; Rodelinda; Silla, HWV 10; Sosarme, HWV 30; Faramondo; Atalanta; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Orlando; MEDLEY; Admeto, Rè di Tess...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan; DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Alan Curtis' new recording brings together two singers already familiar to the Virgin label - Joyce Di Donato in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and Patrizia Ciofi...continue...

Scarlatti: Lettere Amorose / Ciofi, Bonitatibus, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2003-08-05

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Piangete, occhi dolenti, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo; Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 208/L 238; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 532/L 223; Tinte a...
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco