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Handel: Operatic Arias
Handel: Operatic Arias
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- Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act II: Aria. Destero dall'empia DiteComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act II: Aria. Destero dall'empia Dite
05:51$2.30 - Deidamia, HWV 42, Act III: Aria. M'ai resa infelice; che vanto n'avrai?Composer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Deidamia, HWV 42, Act III: Aria. M'ai resa infelice; che vanto n'avrai?
04:22$2.30 - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act III: Piangero la sorteComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act III: Piangero la sorte
05:23$2.30 - Lotario, HWV 26, Act I: Aria. Scherza in mar la navicella mentre ride auraComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Lotario, HWV 26, Act I: Aria. Scherza in mar la navicella mentre ride aura
06:12$2.30 - Rodelinda, HWV 19 Act I: Ombre piante, urne funesteComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Rodelinda, HWV 19 Act I: Ombre piante, urne funeste
06:16$2.30 - Rodelinda, HWV 19 Act III: Se il mio duol non e si forteComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Rodelinda, HWV 19 Act III: Se il mio duol non e si forte
06:11$2.30 - Scipione, HWV 20, Act II: Tutta raccolta ancorComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Scipione, HWV 20, Act II: Tutta raccolta ancor
02:16$2.30 - Ariodante, HWV 33, Act I: Aria. Orride a gl'occhi miei)Composer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Ariodante, HWV 33, Act I: Aria. Orride a gl'occhi miei)
02:27$2.30 - Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Aria. Ah! crudel, il pianto mioComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Aria. Ah! crudel, il pianto mio
05:36$2.30 - Rodrigo, HWV 5 Act I: Aria. Sommi Dei, se pur v'offesiComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Rodrigo, HWV 5 Act I: Aria. Sommi Dei, se pur v'offesi
02:59$2.30 - Rodrigo, HWV 5 Act III: Aria. Barbaro partiroComposer(s) Georg Frideric HandelArtist(s) Richard Egarr Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Rodrigo, HWV 5 Act III: Aria. Barbaro partiro
03:48$2.30
Total running time: 51 minutes.
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Soprano Emma Bell's outstanding second album featuring the Scottish Chamber Orchestra directed by Richard Egarr.
Handel: Operatic Arias sees soprano Emma Bell perform with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, directed from the harpsichord by Richard Egarr, in her second recital album for Linn.
Emma Bell rose to fame when she took over the title role in Handel's Rodelinda at five hours' notice for Glyndebourne on Tour in 1998 while still a student at the London Opera Centre; Bell's delivery of that heart-piercing aria, 'Se'l mio duol', a highlight of her performance, is included here. Early performances as Tigrane in Radamisto and Almirena in Rinaldo, as well as that unforgettable Rodelinda, make it very fitting that Bell's first operatic recital recording should be devoted to Handel.
The well-chosen extracts sample the whole of Handel's London operatic career, from his first (Rinaldo, 1711) to his last (Deidamia, 1741), and demonstrate his (and the singer's) wide range of moods, from defiance to resignation, from love to the wilder shores of hatred.
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