Witches, Queens & Heroines: Handel Arias | Perfect Noise PN2004

Witches, Queens & Heroines: Handel Arias

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Label: Perfect Noise

Cat No: PN2004

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 25th September 2020

Contents

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Alcina, HWV34
» Ah, mio cor
» Credete al mio dolore
» Ombre pallide
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV11
» Ah! spietato
Atalanta, HWV35
» Al varco, oh pastori
Giulio Cesare, HWV17
» Da tempeste il legno infrato
Lotario, HWV26
» Scherza in mar la navicella
Siroe, re di Persia, HWV24
» Or mi perdo di speranza
Teseo, HWV9
» Moriro, ma vendicata

Artists

Margriet Buchberger (soprano)
Il Giratempo

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Alcina, HWV34
» Ah, mio cor
» Credete al mio dolore
» Ombre pallide
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV11
» Ah! spietato
Atalanta, HWV35
» Al varco, oh pastori
Giulio Cesare, HWV17
» Da tempeste il legno infrato
Lotario, HWV26
» Scherza in mar la navicella
Siroe, re di Persia, HWV24
» Or mi perdo di speranza
Teseo, HWV9
» Moriro, ma vendicata

Artists

Margriet Buchberger (soprano)
Il Giratempo

About

Audacious fighters, indomitable queens, and evil witches: on their debut CD, soprano Margriet Buchberger and the musicians of Il Giratempo put Handel’s strongest and most mesmerizing women centre stage - where they rightfully belong. The “wild women” in George Frideric Handel’s operas are truly queens of their own destiny.

They rule over empires, fight in bloody battles, are courageous hunters and passionate lovers. Their adventures are gems in a sea of female characters bound to tradition and cliché. “Good girls” may go to heaven, but in baroque opera they do so either as victims or trophies.

At best they come into their own when they sacrifice themselves virtuously to the mercy of fate and/or the men surrounding them. We have searched for strong, self-determined women – and found fascinating, modern characters, brought to life through beautiful music.

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