Venezia : opera arias at the Serenissima

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Around Vivaldi and his contemporaries, all the brilliance of the musical apogee of the Serenissima by Max Emanuel Cencic. Vivaldi, Caldara, Porta, Gasparini. includes 4 arias in world premiere At the time of Vivaldi, great Venice, queen of the Adriatic, was already nothing more than a dream, ruined by a series of military campaigns, weakened by several plague epidemics, challenged everywhere, the City of the Doges never ceased to agonize. But in this turmoil, it remained the unrivalled capital of pleasures and the arts - and therefore of opera. Vivaldi’s arrival on the scene in 1713 would enable Venice to remain one of Europe’s most prestigious and active centres of operatic activity. This recording brings together a selection of opera arias around Vivaldi and the main composers who wrote in Venice during this glorious period, allowing the illustrious city to shine with all its brilliance in Rome, Florence, Prague or Vienna. After the triumph of Duetti (with Philippe Jaroussky), sold in 30,000 copies in 2011, and after the current success of Vinci’s Artaserse (also with Philippe Jaroussky), Max Emanuel Cencic returns in February 2013 with this recital which he carries alone. His central voice, rich and powerful, as well as his fiery temperament, work wonders here, and identify him perfectly in relation to his illustrious colleague. You will discover 4 arias in world premiere by Caldara, Porta and Vivaldi. The young Italian ensemble Il pomo d'oro, conducted by Riccardo Minasi, makes a brilliant debut on Virgin Classics and is already establishing itself as one of the finest baroque music ensembles.