Divine Impresario - Nicolini on stage

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
March 27, 2026
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Attilio Ariosti, Riccardo Broschi, Francesco Gasparini, Giovanni Antonio Giai, George Frideric Hande
    • PERFORMER
      Randall Scotting, Mary Bevan, Academy of Ancient Music
    Product Details

Divine Impresario is countertenor Randall Scotting's portrait of the celebrated castrato Nicol� Grimaldi ("Nicolini"), performed with the Academy of Ancient Music and Laurence Cummings. Drawing on arias and duets written for Nicolini by Handel, Porpora, Gasparini, Mancini, Giaj, Broschi, and Ariosti, the album revives music closely tied to his stage career across Italy and London. Many pieces are recorded in new performing editions based on early sources. With contributions from soprano Mary Bevan, the programme highlights Nicolini's influence as singer, actor, and collaborator, presenting repertoire that shaped early 18th-century opera.