Alessandro Scarlatti: Rosinda Ed Emireno
In the year 2009 Daniela Dolci discovered an interesting opera with obbligato cornett arias in the Austrian National Library that had been listed as a work by Giacomo Perti; with her ensemble Musica Fiorita, she gave concertante performances of the arias of the protagonists Rosinda and Emireno. After this, it turned out that not Perti, but Alessandro Scarlatti is the composer of this opera. The opera, premiered in Naples in 1697, is set in the city of Memphis in an idealised Egypt. The plot - as is usual for operas of this period - is quite intricate and complicated. Various love relationships and hardships connect the protagonists, with the conflict over the Egyptian throne being argued out at the same time. The arias are musically appealing, especially due to the use of a cornett (played by Bork-Frithjof Smith with virtuosity and beauty of tone). This instrument had in fact been long out of fashion at the time when the opera was composed, but its timbre is ideal for highly emotional, expressive passages. The countertenor Alex Potter interprets the female protagonist Rosinda in a lyrical, elegiac manner, whilst the soprano Alice Borciani lends brilliance to the role of Emireno with her flawless high range. The recording includes all the arias of these two figures, supplemented by another aria with obbligato cornett that was indeed composed by Perti, as well as several instrumental sonatas of Giovanni Legrenzi.
Product Description:
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Release Date: July 29, 2014
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Catalog Number: PC10303
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UPC: 7619990103030
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Label: Pan Classics
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Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Legrenzi
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
Orchestra/Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter, Alice Borciani
Works:
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Penelope la Casta: Aria. Va scherzando
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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Trio Sonatas (4), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 8
Composer: Giovanni Legrenzi
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Pene, catene
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Non pianger solo dolce usignuolo
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Se il mio bel sole cieco mi vuole
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Duetto. Già sai che pianta è quella
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani, Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Duetto. Ti stancherai
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani, Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Senti, senti ch'io moro
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Chi dice che l'amor
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Labbra gradite
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Povere mie catene
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Vieni, ferma ò gelosia
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Fieri numi
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Recitativo & Aria. Il non chiedo
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Si, si fedel ti sarò
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alice Borciani
Conductor: Daniela Dolci
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L'Emireno: Aria. Delitia è la mia pena
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita
Performer: Alex Potter
Conductor: Daniela Dolci