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Joyce DiDonato

Agrippina

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The new version of Handel’s opera in a dazzling cast: Joyce DiDonato, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Elsa Benoit, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Franco Fagioli. Handel was only 24 when he composed his third opera in Venice, and his first major success, Agrippina. His brilliant libretto by Cardinal Grimani sets the action in imperial Rome. When Agrippina learns that her husband, Emperor Claudius, has perished at sea, she is determined to place her son Nero on the throne. She is on the verge of succeeding when Claudius reappears by miracle. This new version, recorded by the brilliant musicians of Il Pomo d'Oro under the direction of Maxim Emelyanychev, benefits from a dazzling cast: Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina), Elsa Benoit (Poppea), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Giunone), Jakub Józef Orlinski (Ottone), Franco Fagioli (Nerone)."Joyce DiDonato is absolutely royal!" --- Forum Opéra ---"Triumph for Joyce DiDonato!" ---- Olyrix ----"A breathtaking mastery!" --- La Croix ---Joyce DiDonato has earned a place of honor in the many-faceted title role of Handel’s opera Agrippina. In the words of the Telegraph, she sings it with “authority, grandeur and elevated style.” She recently performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to rave reviews, with Maxim Emelyanychev, chief conductor of Il Pomo d'Oro. On this recording they are joined by a cast of established and emerging stars including: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Franco Fagioli, Luca Pisaroni, Elsa Benoit and Jakub Józef Orlinski.CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR JOYCE DiDONATO - LIVE AT THE ROYAL OPERA, SEPTEMBER 2019 ---"Combines tonal brilliance with dazzling bravura, it is a tour de force" ---Evening Standard ---"Joyce DiDonato is the absolute mistress of the title role, singing with authority, grandeur and elevated style" --- Daily Telegraph ---"Joyce DiDonato is a mezzo at the height of her powers and she gives weight to the title role in this modern take on Handel" ----Financial Times ----"DiDonato's Agrippina seduces two courtiers and the audience in less than 10 minutes ... DiDonato gives her finest performance in this house for years" ----The Spectator ----"Agrippina's formidable monologue, Pensieri sung by DiDonato ... I have rarely heard her sing as well as in her reconciliation aria ... DiDonato has done nothing better in this house (ROH)" ---Sunday Times ---"DiDonato is magnificent" --- Sunday Express ---"American mezzo-soprano star Joyce DiDonato crackles and burns in the title role, in peak vocal and dramatic form with a spirited range of inspired gestures" ---The Observer ---

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Disc 1

  1. Agrippina, HWV 6: sinfonia
  2. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "Nerone, Amato Figlio" (Agrippina, Nerone)
  3. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "col saggio tuo consiglio" (Nerone)
  4. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "per cosi Grand'impresa" (Agrippina)
  5. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "a' cenni tuoi sovrani" (Pallante, Agrippina)
  6. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "la mia sorte fortunata" (Pallante)
  7. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "or che Pallante è Vinto" (Agrippina)
  8. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "umile alle tue piante" (Agrippina, Narciso)
  9. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "volo pronto" (Narciso)
  10. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "quanto fa, quanto puote" (Agrippina)
  11. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "l'alma mia fra le tempeste" (Agrippina)
  12. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "qual piacer" (Nerone)
  13. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "amici, al sen VI stringo" (Nerone)
  14. Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 1: "ecco chi presto" (Pallante, Narciso, Nerone)
  15. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "voi, che dell'alta Roma" (Agrippina)
  16. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "il tuo figlio / la tua prole" (Agrippina, Nerone, Narc
  17. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "ma qual di liete trombe" (Agrippina)
  18. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "allegrezza, allegrezza!" (Lesbo)
  19. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "che sento!" (Lesbo, Pallante, Agrippina, Narciso, Nero
  20. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "alle tue piante, o augusta" (Ottone, Pallante, Agrippi
  21. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "Augusta, amo Poppea" (Ottone, Agrippina)
  22. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "tu ben degno" (Agrippina)
  23. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "l'ultima del gioir" (Ottone)
  24. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "lusinghiera mia speranza" (Ottone)
  25. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "vaghe perle" (Poppea)
  26. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "Otton, Claudio, Nerone" (Poppea)
  27. Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 1: "Signora, o maa signora!" (Lesbo, Poppea)
  28. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "perché invece di Claudio" (Poppea)
  29. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "di lieta nuova" (Lesbo, Agrippina, Poppea)
  30. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "perché invece di Claudio" (Poppea)
  31. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "è un foco quel d'amore" (Poppea)
  32. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "(ma qui Agrippina viene)" [Agrippina, Poppea]
  33. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "ho un non so che nel cor" (Agrippina)
  34. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "cieli, quai strani casi" (Poppea)
  35. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "non veggo alcun" (Lesbo)
  36. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "pur ritorno a rimirarvi" (Claudio)
  37. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "ma, o ciel, mesta e confusa" (Claudio, Poppea)
  38. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "vieni, o Cara" (Claudio)
  39. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "(che mai farò?)" [Poppea, Claudio]
  40. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "signor, signor, presto" (Lesbo, Claudio, Poppea)
  41. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "e quando mai / quando vorrai" (Poppea, Claudio, Lesbo)
  42. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "pur al fin se n'andò" (Poppea)

Disc 2

  1. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "o mia liberatrice" (Poppea, Agrippina)
  2. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "non ho cor che per amarti" (Agrippina)
  3. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "se ottone m'ingannò" (Poppea)
  4. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "se giunge un dispetto" (Poppea)
  5. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "dunque noi siam traditi" (Pallante, Narciso)
  6. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "coronato il crin d'alloro"(Ottone)
  7. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "Roma, più ch'il trionfo" (Pallante, Narciso, Ottone)
  8. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: prelude
  9. Agrippina,HWV 6, act 2: "ecco il superbo" (Agrippina, Poppea, Nerone, Ottone, Na
  10. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "di timpani e trombe" (Poppea, Nerone, Agrippina, Otton
  11. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "nella Britannia vinta" (Claudio)
  12. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "cade il mondo" (Claudio)
  13. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "signor, quanto il mio cuore" (Agrippina, Claudio, Pop
  14. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "nulla sperar da me" (Agrippina)
  15. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "e Tu Poppea" (Ottone)
  16. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "tuo ben è il trono" (Poppea)
  17. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "soccorri almen Nerone" (Ottone)
  18. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "sotto il lauro" (Nerone)
  19. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "scherzo son"(Ottone, Narciso, Pallante, Lesbo)
  20. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "Otton, Otton" (Ottone)
  21. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "voi ch'udite" (Ottone)
  22. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "spera, alma mia" (Poppea)
  23. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "il tormento d'ottone" (Poppea)
  24. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "(par che amor sia)" [Poppea]
  25. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "vaghe fonti" (Ottone)
  26. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "ma qui che veggo" (Ottone, Poppea)
  27. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "fantasme della Mente"
  28. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "ti vuo' giusta" (Ottone)
  29. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "da quali ordite trame" (Poppea)
  30. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "ingannata una sol volta" (Poppea)
  31. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "pur alfin ti ritrovo" (Lesbo, Poppea)
  32. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "a non pochi perigli" (Poppea)
  33. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "son qui, mia vita" (Nerone, Poppea)
  34. Grippina, HWV 6, act 2: "col peso del tuo amor" (Poppea)
  35. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "qual bramato piacere" (Nerone)
  36. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "quando invita" (Nerone)
  37. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "pensieri, voi mi tormentate" / "Quel Ch'oprai" (Agripp
  38. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "se ben nemica sorte" (Pallante, Agrippina)
  39. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "col raggio placido" (Pallante)
  40. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "di giunger non dispero"
  41. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "or è tempo" (Agrippina, Narciso)
  42. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "spererò, poiché mel dice" (Narciso)

Disc 3

  1. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "per dar la pace al core" (Agrippina)
  2. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "a vagheggiar io vengo" (Claudio, Agrippina)
  3. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "signor, Poppea" (Lesbo, Claudio, Agrippina)
  4. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "basta che sol tu chieda" (Claudio)
  5. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "favorevol la sorte" (Agrippina)
  6. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 2: "ogni vento" (Agrippina)
  7. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "il caro Otton" (Poppea)
  8. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "ah, mia Poppea" (Ottone, Poppea)
  9. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "tacerò" (Ottone)
  10. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "attendo qui Nerone" (Poppea)
  11. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "anelante ti reco" (Nerone, Poppea, Ottone)
  12. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3 "coll'ardor del tuo bel core" (Nerone)
  13. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "amico ciel" (Poppea)
  14. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "qui non v'è alcun" (Lesbo, Claudio, Poppea, Nerone, Ot
  15. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "temerario insolente" (Claudio, Nerone, Poppea, Ottone)
  16. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "ora, Claudio, che dici?" (Poppea, Claudio)
  17. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "io di Roma" (Claudio)
  18. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "pur alfin se n'andò" (Poppea)
  19. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "ora Ottone, che dici?" (Poppea, Ottone)
  20. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "pur ch'io ti stringa al sen" (Ottone)
  21. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "piega pur del mio cor" (Poppea)
  22. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "bel piacere" (Poppea)
  23. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "cotanto osò Poppea?" (Agrippina, Nerone)
  24. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "come nube" (Nerone)
  25. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "evvi donna più empia?" (Pallante, Narciso)
  26. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "Agrippina, Nerone" (Claudio, Pallante, Narciso)
  27. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "adorato mio sposo" (Agrippina, Claudio, Pallante, Narc
  28. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "se vuoi pace" (Agrippina)
  29. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "ecco la mia rivale" (Agrippina, Poppea, Nerone, Ottone
  30. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "lieto il tebro" (Agrippina, Poppea, Claudio, Nerone, O
  31. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "d'ottone e di Poppea" (Giunone)
  32. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "V'accendano le tede" (Giunone)
  33. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: gigue
  34. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: sarabande
  35. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: bourrée
  36. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: menuet
  37. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: passacaille
  38. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 1: "fa' qauanto vuoi" (Poppea) [Appendix]
  39. Agrippina, HWV 6, act 3: "no, no, ch'io non apprezzo" (Ottone, Poppea) [Appendix

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