Peter van Heyghen, Les Muffatti, Hasnaa Bennani – Handel: Arie per la Cuzzoni (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Peter van Heyghen, Les Muffatti, Hasnaa Bennani – Handel: Arie per la Cuzzoni (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:09:25 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
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When one looks at the biographies of famous prima donnas, the suspicion sometimes arises that opera is not really an art form but a way of life. At any rate, for many of its protagonists, the theatrics, the scheming and the scandalmongering of the stage appear to flow seamlessly into real life. And the situation in the eighteenth century was no different from today. Among the most famous and also the most notorious stars of European opera houses was the Italian diva Francesca Cuzzoni, whose extravagance must have been as phenomenal as her singing talent. Had there already been a gutter press in her time, La Cuzzoni would certainly have been one of the most reliable suppliers of headlines. But, even without tabloids, news of La Cuzzonis affairs got around quickly, and indeed seem to have played no small part in the fascination she exercised over her audience. Her early success, her fairytale fame and eventually her dramatic fall caught the imagination of the musical world. This CD features some of the most beautiful and breathtaking arias, composed for the diva by Handel.

Tracklist:

01. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Scipione, HWV 20: Ouverture (05:55)
02. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Scipione, HWV 20, Acte I: Marcia (01:26)
03. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Acte II Scène 3: Recitativo “Che sento? Oh Dio!” (01:09)
04. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Acte II Scène 3: Aria “Se pietà di me non senti” (07:39)
05. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Scipione, HWV 20, Acte II Scène 8: Aria “Scoglio d’immota fronde” (05:22)
06. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15: Concerto (02:44)
07. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Rodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi, HWV 19, Acte I: Aria “Ombre, piante, urne funeste!” (05:26)
08. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24, Acte I Scène 13: Recitativo “Non credo che sian finti” (00:27)
09. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24, Acte I Scène 13: Aria “Or mi perdo di speranza” (04:34)
10. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Tamerlano, HWV 18, Acte II Scène 2: Aria “Non è più tempo” (02:53)
11. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Tolomeo, re d’Egitto, HWV 25: Ouverture (03:27)
12. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Admeto, rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Ballo di larve (02:48)
13. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Scipione, HWV 20: Sinfonia (01:29)
14. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Admeto, rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Sinfonia (01:20)
15. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Acte I Scène 3: Recitativo “É tale Otton?” (01:17)
16. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15, Acte I Scène 3: Air “Falsa imagine” (06:01)
17. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Rodelinda, HWV 19, Acte III Scène 4: Aria “Se’l mio duol non è si forte” (05:46)
18. Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Admeto, rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Sinfonia (01:17)
19. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Alessandro, HWV 21, Acte I Scène 6: Aria “Nò, piu soffrir non voglio” (03:58)
20. Hasnaa Bennani, Les Muffatti, Peter Van Heyghen – Tolomeo, re d’Egitto, HWV 25, Acte III Scène 5: Aria “Torni omai la pace all’alma” (04:17)

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