Jommelli - Il Vologeso
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Label: Signum
Cat No: SIGCD692
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 17th September 2021
Contents
Artists
Stuart Jackson (tenor)Rachel Kelly (mezzo-soprano)
Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Angela Simkin (mezzo-soprano)
Jennifer France (soprano)
Tom Verney (countertenor)
The Mozartists
Conductor
Ian PageWorks
Il VologesoArtists
Stuart Jackson (tenor)Rachel Kelly (mezzo-soprano)
Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Angela Simkin (mezzo-soprano)
Jennifer France (soprano)
Tom Verney (countertenor)
The Mozartists
Conductor
Ian PageAbout
Jommelli was born just north of Naples in 1714 (the same year as Gluck) and died there in 1774. Largely forgotten now, he was one of the most celebrated composers of his day, and during a career which spanned thirty-seven years he wrote some eighty operas as well as a great number of sacred works. He was seen as an important and progressive composer in combining the vocal melodiousness and lyricism of Italian opera with more elaborate and dramatically charged elements of French opera.
Set in Ephesus, on the western extremes of the Parthian Empire, in c.164 AD, Il Vologeso centres on Berenice, a woman who becomes caught between two men – the victorious Roman general Lucio Vero, and Vologeso, King of the Parthians (thought dead, but recently returned after his defeat battle).
The Mozartists, under the dynamic leadership of conductor and artistic director Ian Page, are leading exponents of the music of Mozart and his contemporaries. Originally called Classical Opera, the company was founded in 1997, and has received widespread international acclaim for its stylish and virtuosic period-instrument orchestra, its imaginative and innovative programming, and its ability to nurture and develop world-class young artists.
“What commends this one-off concert version of Il Vologeso is its raw energy…In Jommelli’s multi-section finale, Page springs a lot of surprises and paces his dynamics superbly…[This] Il Vologeso is a gem.” – BBC Music Magazine
Cast:
- Lucio Vero: Stuart Jackson (tenor)
- Vologeso: Rachel Kelly (mezzo-soprano)
- Berenice: Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
- Lucilla: Angela Simkin (mezzo-soprano)
- Flavio: Jennifer France (soprano)
- Aniceto: Tom Verney (countertenor)
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