Sunday 16 December 2018

Handel - Muzio (Rudolph Palmer) [2CDs]


Newport Classic 1992 | EAC LOG FLAC+CUE | 2CDs + booklet | 558MB


MUZIO SCEVOLA, opera in tre atti, HWV 13


(ACT I composed by Filippo Amadei, ACT II - by Giovanni Bononcini
ACT III composed by G.F. Handel)

Recording contains complete ACT III by Handel, and additional excerpts by Bononcini.

Performers:

Julianne Baird, soprano (Clelia)

Erie Mills, soprano (Orazio)

Andrea Matthews, soprano (Fidalma)

D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano (Muzio)

Jennifer Lane, alto (Irene)

Frederick Urrey, tenor (Tarquinio)

John Ostendorf, bass-baritone (Porsenna)

 

Brewer Baroque Chamber Orchestra

(on period instruments)

Rudolph Palmer, dir.



Recording: St. Michael's Church, New York City, 1991
TT: 115'56''