Handel: Furore - Opera Arias / Joyce Didonato

Joyce DiDonato; Les Talens Lyriques; Christophe Rousset;

1. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Crude furie degl'orridi abissi 3:43 2. Teseo, opera, HWV 9: Dolce riposo 3:13 3. Teseo, opera, HWV 9: Ira, sdegni, e furore... O stringerò nel sen 4:46 4. Teseo, opera, HWV 9: Morirò, ma vendicata 4:46 5. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, opera, HWV 17: Figlio non è, chi vendicar non cura... L'angue off 5:22 6. Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22: Lentamento / Orride larve... Chiudetevi miei lumi 7:32 7. Hercules, oratorio, HWV 60: Then I am lost... There in myrtle shades reclined 4:39 8. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Hence, Iris hence away 3:39 9. Imeneo, opera, HWV 41: Sorge nell'alma mia 5:20 10. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33: E vivo ancora?... Scherza infida 10:54 11. Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22: Gelosia, spietata Aletto 4:59 12. Amadigi di Gaula, opera, HWV 11: Desterò dall'empia Dite 5:23 13. Hercules, oratorio, HWV 60: Dissembling, false, perfidious Hercules!... Cease, 4:44 14. Hercules, oratorio, HWV 60: Where shall I fly? 6:00

Wholenote Discoveries - March 2009
American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has emerged as one of the most exciting Rossini singers in recent years, but on the recital disc “Furore: Opera Arias” she presents an all-Handel program. DiDonato is a sensitive stylist of baroque music, and uses her rich but clear voice to great effect. For an essentially light mezzo voice, she has unusual darkness in her lower register, and is not afraid to dip into her chest voice. She gives rich, impassioned readings of the music without romanticizing it, and she ornaments de capos elaborately but with taste. Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques help make this one of the best Handel recitals in recent years. Seth Estrin

Price: $18.98