Handel and the Age of the Celebrity Singer
Donald Macleod focuses on three of the most important singers in Handel's career: Senesino, the castrato, as well as rival sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bernardi.
None of Handel's successes would have been possible without the world-class line-up of singers which he hand-picked himself on trips to Italy. Donald Macleod looks at three of the most important in his career - Francesco Bernardi better known as the castrato Senesino who sang in no fewer than 17 of Handel's leading roles, and two sopranos - Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni whose infamous rivalry proved to be both a blessing and a curse.
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George Frideric Handel
Orlando - opera in 3 acts
Performer: Patricia BARDON - Mezzo-soprano (Orlando) Performer: William CHRISTIE - Director Performer: Les ARTS FLORISSANTS
- ERATO.
- 0630-14636-2.
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George Frideric Handel
Orlando - opera in 3 acts
Performer: Patricia BARDON - Mezzo-soprano (Orlando) Performer: William CHRISTIE - Director Performer: Les ARTS FLORISSANTS
- ERATO.
- 0630-14636-2.
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George Frideric Handel
Ottone, re di Germania - opera in 3 acts
Performer: Claron MCFADDEN - Soprano (Teofane) Performer: Robert KING - Director Performer: The KING'S CONSORT
- HYPERION.
- CDA667513.
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George Frideric Handel
Alessandro - opera in 3 acts
Conductor: Sigiswald KUIJKEN Performer: Isabelle POULENARD - Soprano (Lisaura) Performer: Sophie BOULIN - Soprano (Rossane) Performer: La PETITE BANDE
- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
- GD-77110.
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George Frideric Handel
Orlando - opera in 3 acts
Performer: Harry van der KAMP - Bass (Zoroastro) Performer: Patricia BARDON - Mezzo-soprano (Orlando) Performer: Rosa MANNION - Soprano (Dorinda) Performer: Rosemary JOSHUA - Soprano (Angelica) Performer: William CHRISTIE - Director Performer: Les ARTS FLORISSANTS ORCHESTRA
- ERATO.
- 0630-14636-2.
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- Wed 21 Dec 201112:00BBC Radio 3
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