Alessandro Scarlatti's Griselda
In the second in a series about great baroque operas, Catherine Bott explores Griselda, the last surviving opera by Alessandro Scarlatti, written 42 years after his first.
Griselda is the last surviving and 114th Opera by Alessandro Scarlatti, maybe the greatest composer of his generation. Written a full 42 years after his first Opera, it was curiously neglected for a long time and after the premiere of the work in 1721, it was not to receive another performance until late in the 20th Century. Catherine Bott explores Griselda and the reasons for its neglect, joined by the eminent early music expert and advocate of Scarlatti, Nicholas McGegan.
This programme forms part of the Early Music Show's monthly reflections on great Baroque operas, presented as part of the "Opera on the 大象传媒" festivities.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda 鈥� Sinfonia
Performers: Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Gli equivoci nel sembiante (excerpt)
Performers: London Baroque, Charles Medlam (director)
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Qui, tra tenebre oscure (recit from Cantata Ombre tacite e sole)
Performers: Arcadian Academy, Nicholas McGegan
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda 鈥� Act 3, scenes 8 & 9
Performers: Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Kobie van Rensburg (tenor), Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda 鈥� Act 1 scene 2
Performers: Dorothea Roschmann (soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda 鈥� Aria: Act 2 scene 6
Performers: Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda 鈥� Act 1 scene 17
Performers: Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda - Quartetto from end of Act 3
Performers: Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Griselda - Final Coro (Act 3)
Performers: Akademie f眉r Alte Musik Berlin, Ren茅 Jacobs (conductor)
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 801805/07.
Broadcast
- Sat 19 Jun 2010 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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