Alcina / Giulio Cesare: Highlights

~ Release by Handel; Sutherland, Berganza, Freni, Sinclair, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Alcina:
Alcina (soprano) - Joan Sutherland
Ruggiero (mezzo-soprano) - Teresa Berganza
Bradamante (mezzo-soprano) - Monica Sinclair
Orontë (tenor) - Luigi Alva
Morgana (soprano) - Graziella Sciutti
Oberto (soprano) - Mirella Freni
Melisso (bass) - Ezio Flagello

Giulio Cesare:
Cleopatra (soprano) - Joan Sutherland
Cesare (alto castrato) - Margreta Elkins
Cornelia (contralto or mezzo-soprano) - Marilyn Horne
Tolomeo (alto castrato) - Monica Sinclair
Sesto (mezzo-soprano or tenor) - Richard Conrad

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-22 11:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Alcina: Act I, Scene I. Overture / "Oh Dei!" (Bradamante, Melisso, Morgana)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel4:01
2Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "O s'apre al riso" (Morgana)
soprano vocals:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel1:56
3Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "Questo è il cielo contenti" (Coro, Bradamante, Melisso, Alcina)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel2:50
4Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "Di', cor mio, quanto t'amai" (Alcina)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel5:54
5Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "Sin per le vie del sole" (Coro, Bradamante, Ruggiero, Melisso)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel1:37
6Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "Di te mi rido, semplice stolto" (Ruggiero, Oberto, Melisso, Bradamante)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel2:34
7Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "Chi m'insega il caro padre?" (Oberto, Oronte, Bradamante, Morgana)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
tenor vocals:
Luigi Alva (tenor) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel3:24
8Alcina: Act I, Scene I. "E gelosia, forza è d'amore" (Bradamante) / Scene II. "Vo cercando la bella cagion delle mie pene" (Ruggiero)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel5:16
9Alcina: Act I, Scene II. "Bramo di trionfar" (Ruggiero, Oronte)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
tenor vocals:
Luigi Alva (tenor) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel5:17
10Alcina: Act I, Scene II. "Semplicetto! a donna credi?" (Oronte, Ruggiero, Alcina)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
tenor vocals:
Luigi Alva (tenor) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel3:33
11Alcina: Act I, Scene II. "Sì, son quella, non più bella" (Alcina, Bradamante, Ruggiero, Melisso)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel3:22
12Alcina: Act I, Scene II. "La bocca vaga" (Ruggiero, Melisso, Bradamante, Morgana, Alcina)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
soprano vocals:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel5:00
13Alcina: Act I, Scene II. "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Alcina)
soprano vocals [Alcina]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
recording of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I, Scena XIV. Aria “Tornami a vagheggiar” (Morgana) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I
George Frideric Handel4:11
14Alcina: Act I, Scene II. Gavotte I — Sarabande — Menuet — Gavotte II
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel4:08
15Alcina: Act II, Scene I. Musette — Menuet
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel3:27
16Alcina: Act II, Scene I. "Col celarvi a chi v'ama un momento" (Ruggiero, Melisso)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel3:01
17Alcina: Act II, Scene I. "Qual portento mi richiama" (Ruggiero, Melisso)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel2:39
18Alcina: Act II, Scene I. "Pensa a chi geme" (Melisso, Bradamante, Ruggiero)
bass vocals:
Ezio Flagello (operatic bass / baritone) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel4:00
19Alcina: Act II, Scene I. "Vorrei vendicarmi del perfido cor" (Bradamante, Ruggiero)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04) and Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel4:53
20Alcina: Act II, Scene I. "Mi lusinga il dolce affetto" (Ruggiero)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (from 1962-03 until 1962-04)
George Frideric Handel5:02
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ASIN:UK: B00000IO60 [info]