Classical Opera/Mozart
Live from Wigmore Hall, Catherine Bott presents Sarah Fox, Renata Pokupic, Classical Opera and Ian Page performing music composed by Mozart for the most famous castrati of his day.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London
Presented by Catherine Bott
Sopranos Sarah Fox and Renata Pokupic join forces with Classical Opera and Ian Page to explore some of the repertoire Mozart composed for the most famous castrati of his day
Arne: "By that belov'd embrace" from Artaxerxes
Mozart: "Se il rigor d'ingrata sorte" from Mitridate, re di Ponto (K.87)
J C Bach: Disperato in mar turbato" from Adriano in Siria
Mozart: "Se il labbro pi霉 non dice" from Ascanio in Alba (K. 207)
"Ah se a morir mi chiama" from Lucio Silla (K. 135)
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate (K.165)
c8.15 Interval Music
Mozart: "Dolce d'amor compagna" from La finta giardiniera (K. 196)
"Aer tranquillo e d矛 serene" from Il re pastore (K. 208)
"Il padre adorato" from Idomeneo (K. 366)
Mozart: Concert Aria, "A questo seno... Or che il ciel" (K.374)
"Deh per questo istante solo" from La clemenza di Tito (K. 621)
Sarah Fox (soprano)
Renata Pokupi膰 (mezzo-soprano)
Classical Opera
Ian Page (conductor)
The castrati were the vocal super-stars of the 18th century: successful ones enjoyed stage careers which brought fame, fortune and international acclaim. Classical Opera's programme explores some of the opera music composed by Mozart for the castrati of his day, together with arias by his English contemporaries Thomas Arne and J C Bach.
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Thomas Arne
Artaxerxes - opera
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mitridate, Re di Ponto - opera in 3 acts K.87
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Sarah Fox Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Johann Christian Bach
Adriano in Siria - opera in 3 acts
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ascanio in Alba - serenata teatrale in 2 acts K.111
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Sarah Fox Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lucio Silla - opera in 3 acts K.135
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate - motet K.165 for soprano and orchestra
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Sarah Fox Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La Finta giardiniera - opera in 3 acts K.196
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Il re pastore (Overture)
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Colin Davis.Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Sarah Fox Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo, re di Creta, ossia Ilia ed Idamante - opera K.366
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A questo seno deh vieni - concert aria K.374 for soprano and orchestra
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Sarah Fox Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La Clemenza di Tito - opera in 2 acts K.621
Conductor: Ian Page Performer: Renata Pokupic Performer: Classical Opera Company Orchestra
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