Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Baroque opera with George Frideric Handel's "Radamisto, HWV 12a." This exquisite recording, released by Warner Classics in 2005, offers a comprehensive journey through Handel's dramatic and musically rich opera seria, composed in three acts. With a runtime of over two hours, this album is a testament to Handel's mastery of the operatic form, showcasing his ability to blend intricate vocal lines with compelling storytelling.
The album features a stellar cast, including renowned artists such as Joyce DiDonato, Patrizia Ciofi, and Alan Curtis, accompanied by the talented ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. The performances are brought to life with vivid emotion and technical brilliance, making this recording a standout in the world of classical music.
"Radamisto, HWV 12a" is based on a libretto by Domenico Lalli and tells a tale of love, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of political intrigue. The opera's dramatic intensity is matched by its musical depth, with Handel's score featuring a rich tapestry of arias, recitatives, and ensemble pieces that highlight the composer's genius.
Recorded in September 2003 at the Palazzo Doria Pamphili in San Martino, this album captures the essence of Handel's work in a setting that complements the historical and cultural context of the opera. Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, "Radamisto, HWV 12a" offers a rewarding and enriching listening experience that showcases the timeless beauty of Handel's music.
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a: OvertureGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 1: Cavatina. "Sommi dei" (Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 1: Recitativo. "Reina, infausto avviso" (Tigrane, Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Deh, fuggi un traditore" (Fraarte)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 2: Recitativo. "Ecco l'infido sposo" (Polissena, Tiridate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 2: Aria. "Tu vuoi ch'io parta" (Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 3: Recitativo. "Il crudel odio tuo" (Farasmane, Tiridate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Carlo Lepore, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 3: Aria. "Stragi, morti, sangue ed armi" (Tiridate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 4: Recitativo. "Ove seguir mi vuoi, sposa infelice" (Radamisto, Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 4: Aria. "Cara sposa, amato bene" (Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 5: Recitativo. "Ver le nemiche mura avanzate" (Fraate, Zenobia, Radamisto, Farasmane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Carlo Lepore, Dominique Labelle, Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 5: Aria. "Son contenta di morire" (Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 6: Recitativo. "Seguila, o figlio" (Farasmane, Radamisto, Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Carlo Lepore, Dominique Labelle, Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 6: Aria. "Ferite, uccidete, o numi del ciel" (Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 7: Recitativo. "Fraate, omai quel ferro a me doni la morte" (Farasmane, Tigrane, Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Carlo Lepore, Dominique Labelle, Laura Cherici, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 7: Aria. "Son lievi le catene" (Farasmane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Carlo Lepore, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 8: Recitativo. "Coraggio, amici, all'armi!" (Fraate, Tigrane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Laura Cherici, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 8: SinfoniaGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 9: Recitativo. "Già, già vinto è il nemico" (Tiridate, Fraate, Tigrane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Laura Cherici, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 10: Aria. "Mirerò quel vago volto" (Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 11: Recitativo. "Che fo?" (Tiridate, Tigrane, Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Laura Cherici, Patrizia Ciofi, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 12: Aria. "Dopo torbide procelle" (Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 13: MarcheGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 13: Rigaudons I & IIGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 1, Scene 13: AirGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 1: Recitativo. "Sposo, vien meno il piè" (Zenobia, Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 1: Cavatina. "Quando mai, spietata sorte" (Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 2: Recitativo. "Oh crudo ciel!" (Radamisto, Zenobia, Tigrane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Laura Cherici, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 2: Aria. "Ombra caro di mia sposa" (Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 3: Recitativo. "Mitiga il grave affanno" (Fraate, Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 3: Aria. "Già che morir non posso" (Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 4: Recitativo. "Benché al campo di Marte" (Tiridate, Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 4: Aria. "Vaga e bella ogn'or vedrai" (Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 5: Recitativo. "Eccomi a te davante" (Zenobia, Tiridate, Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Maite Beaumont, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 5: Aria. "Sì, che ti renderai" (Tiridate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 6: Recitativo. "Nulla più di speranza" (Zenobia, Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 6: Aria. "Troppo sofferse già questo mio petto" (Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 6: Recitativo. "Parte l'idolo mio" (Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 6: Aria. "Spero placare" (Fraate)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Dominique Labelle, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 7: Recitativo. "Questo vago giardin" (Tigrane, Radamisto, Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Laura Cherici, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 7: Aria. "La sorte, il ciel, amor" (Tigrane)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Laura Cherici, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 8: Recitativo. "Adorato german" (Polissena, Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 8: Aria. "Vanne, sorella ingrata" (Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 9: Recitativo. "Tra il german, tra lo sposo" (Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 9: Aria. "Non sarà quest'alma mia" (Polissena)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Patrizia Ciofi, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 10: Recitativo. "Due seggi, olà" (Tiridate, Zenobia, Tigrane, Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Laura Cherici, Maite Beaumont, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 11: Cavatina. "Empio, perverso cor!" (Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 12: Recitativo. "Ascolta Ismen" (Tiridate, Zenobia, Radamisto)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Zachary Stains, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 12: Duetto. "Se vive in te il mio cor" (Radamisto, Zenobia)George Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Joyce DiDonato, Maite Beaumont, Il Complesso Barocco
Handel: Radamisto, HWV 12a, Act 2, Scene 12: PassacailleGeorge Frideric Handel, Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco
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