Duel : Porpora and Handel in London / Giuseppina Bridelli, Mezzo Soprano.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Bridelli, Giuseppina, 1986- singer.

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Operas--Excerpts.

Operas.

Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Excerpts.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Porpora and Handel in London.

Place of Publication:

Omegna, Italy : Arcana Records, [2019]

Language Note:

Sung in Italian.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Summary:

"Despite the rivalry between the operatic companies leaded by Handel and Porpora in London (1734-1737), much has to be said about the real nature of the connection between the two composers. Both the musicians were considered outstandingly original for their aesthetic choices. Both admired each other's music. The few whirlwind years of their defiance in Great Britain produced memorable scores: among them, Ariodante by Handel and Polifemo by Porpora, performed with simultaneous runs in the city theaters. The fight between the two operatic company was an opportunity for the composers to meet and discover each other, to deal with the taste of the audience and to experiment new ideas, getting strength from the incredible skills of the members of the vocal casts (Farinelli, Senesino, Carestini, etc.). This CD tries to capture the soul of such a complicated intellectual relationship, presenting significant exemples of the composers' style and outlining the borders of the mutual esteem between two giants in the history of music. On her debut solo album, the young talented mezzosoprano Giuseppina Bridelli performs with effortless bravery the difficult pages written for some of the most famous singers of the 18th century: between them, a version with original variations of Handel Scherza infida."prestomusic.com.

Contents:

Sta nell'ircana pietrosa tana (from Alcina HWV 34) / George Frideric Handel

Nume che reggi 'l mare (from Arianna in Naxo) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Dolce è su queste alte mie logge a sera (from David e Bersabea) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Fu del braccio onnipotente (from David e Bersabea) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Ouverture: I. Without tempo indication (from Polifemo) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Ouverture: II. Allegro (from Polifemo) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Ouverture: III. Without tempo indication (from Polifemo) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

A questa man verrà (from Calcante e Achille) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Scherza infida (from Ariodante HWV 33) / George Frideric Handel

Il gioir qualor s'aspetta (from Polifemo) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Suite de ballet: I. Entrée des songes agréables (from Ariodante HWV 33) / George Frideric Handel

Suite de ballet: II. Entrée des songes funestes (from Ariodante HWV 33) / George Frideric Handel

Suite de ballet: III. Entrée des songes agréables effrayés (from Ariodante HWV 33) / George Frideric Handel

Suite de ballet: IV: Le combat des songes funestes et agréables (from Ariodante HWV 33) / George Frideric Handel

Alza al soglio i guardi (from Mitridate) / Nicola Antonio Porpora

Inumano fratel, barbara madre (from Tolomeo HWV 25) / George Frideric Handel

Stille amare, già vi sento (from Tolomeo HWV 25) / George Frideric Handel

Quando piomba improvvisa saetta (from Catone in Utica HWV A7) / George Frideric Handel.

Participant:

Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano) ; Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu ; Franck-Emmanuel Comte, conductor.

Notes:

Music composed by Porpora and Handel while they were both in London in the 1730s. With Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu.

Contains:

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Alcina. Sta nell'Ircana

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Ariodante. Scherza infida

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Ariodante. Suite de ballet.

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Tolomeo. Stille amare

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Tolomeo. Inumano fratel

Container of: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Catone in Utica. Quando piomba improvvisa saetta.

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. Arianna in Naxo. Selections

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. Polifemo. Selections.

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. David e Bersabea. Dolce è su queste alte mie logge a sera.

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. David e Bersabea. Fu del braccio onnipotente.

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. Calcante e Achille. A questa man verrà.

Container of: Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. Mitridate. Alza ar soglio i guardi.

OCLC:

1102950735

Publisher Number:

3760195734612

A461 Arcana Records