Handel - Arias | Philharmonia Baroque PBP13

Handel - Arias

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Label: Philharmonia Baroque

Cat No: PBP13

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 31st July 2020

Contents

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV72
» Benche tuoni e l'etra avvampi
Agrippina, HWV6
» Otton qual portentoso fulmine
» Voi, che udite il mio lamento
Alcina, HWV34
» Verdi prati, selve amene
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV11
» E si dolce el mio contento
» O rendetemi
» Sussurrate, onde vezzose
Giulio Cesare, HWV17
» Dall'ondoso periglio ... Aure, deh, per pieta (Act 3)
» Priva son, d'ogni conforto
Radamisto, HWV12
» Gia che morir non posso
Rinaldo, HWV7
» Cara sposa
» Or la tromba
» Venti, turbini, prestate
Silla, HWV10
» Con tromba guerriera
» Senti bell'idol mio (Act 1)

Artists

Avery Amereau (contralto)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Conductor

Nicholas McGegan

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV72
» Benche tuoni e l'etra avvampi
Agrippina, HWV6
» Otton qual portentoso fulmine
» Voi, che udite il mio lamento
Alcina, HWV34
» Verdi prati, selve amene
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV11
» E si dolce el mio contento
» O rendetemi
» Sussurrate, onde vezzose
Giulio Cesare, HWV17
» Dall'ondoso periglio ... Aure, deh, per pieta (Act 3)
» Priva son, d'ogni conforto
Radamisto, HWV12
» Gia che morir non posso
Rinaldo, HWV7
» Cara sposa
» Or la tromba
» Venti, turbini, prestate
Silla, HWV10
» Con tromba guerriera
» Senti bell'idol mio (Act 1)

Artists

Avery Amereau (contralto)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Conductor

Nicholas McGegan

About

George Frideric Handel lavished particular attention on the contralto or mezzo-soprano roles in his operas and oratorios throughout the years. What better way to celebrate the lush arias that Handel composed for his contralto stars than with Avery Amereau – described by The New York Times as “an extraordinary American alto on the rise” – alongside Handelian scholar Nicholas McGegan and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Featuring virtuosic, passionate, stirring arias throughout Handel’s composing career – from his early Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (1708) to his later Alcina (1735) – this recording brings to life the incredible music once sung by Nicolini, Senesino, and Carestini. This debut album by Amereau marks the last recording of Nicholas McGegan at the helm of PBO.

A graduate of The Juilliard School and exceptional in baroque repertoire, Avery Amereau made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2016, and since then has enjoyed a meteoric rise, performing on the celebrated stages at Glyndebourne Festival, Seattle Opera, Opera Columbus, Grand Thęatre de Genčve, and at the Salzburg Festival.

Long hailed as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), Nicholas McGegan's prolific discography includes more than 100 releases, nearly half of which feature Handel works. This is the fifth Handel release on the Philharmonia Baroque Productions label, and to Amereau in particular, serves as an homage to the first recording on the label which featured the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. In Amereau’s words, she “wished to pay homage to [Lorraine's] genius by giving a nod to the album which inspired me so much”.

This release was recorded at Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, CA on 20-23 March and 9-10 December 2019. It marks the Orchestra’s 13th recording under its Philharmonia Baroque Productions label. This recording is made possible by a generous gift from the Waverley Fund.

“[Amereau is] a rarity in music...an extraordinary American alto on the rise.” – James R. Oestreich, The New York Times

“When it comes to conveying the vital spark in Handel’s music, Mr. McGegan has few peers.” – The New York Times

“McGegan and the orchestra, meanwhile, demonstrated yet again why Handel [has] been such a triumphant staple of their work together over the past 30 years and more.” – Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle

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