Sardelli, Federico Maria - Atenaide (3CD)

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"...vilken musik! Ideligen häpnar jag över fantasirikedomen och skönheten i ariorna."...
"Sångarensemblen...är alldeles utmärkt"
(Opera)

After achieving fame in Venice, Vivaldi embarked in 1718 on an extensive period of travel, mostly within Italy. During his time in Florence he composed one of his most accomplished operas, L'Atenaide, which was performed on 29 December 1728 at the famous Teatro della Pergola, with Vivaldi's protégée, the excellent Anna Giro, in the title role. The work received an enthusiastic reception. L'Atenaide, which is set in ancient Byzantium, boasts a highly original style and music that is very rich. It incorporates an extraordinary number of arias written specially for the work or borrowed from other recent operas by Vivaldi.


Sandrine Piau, soprano

Vivica Genaux, soprano

Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano

Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto

Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano

Paul Agnew, tenor

Stefano Ferrari, tenor

Modo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli

Antonio Vivaldi

Atenaide RV 702

Dramma per musica in tre atti Libretto di Apostolo Zeno