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Dopo notte - arias by Handel and Hasse

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Details

Composer
Georg Friedrich Handel, Johann Adolph Hasse
Artist
Megan Kahts, Orchester Wiener Akademie
Format
CD
Label
Solo Musica
Released
Nov 07, 2025
Catalog #
SM493
UPC
4260123644932

About

There's no question that the 18th century was entirely focused on the vocal achievements of the great singing stars, both male and female - on both sopranos like Bordoni and Cuzzoni and on castrati like Farinelli and Carestini. They were equivalent to our superstars of today: alter egos of "their" composers, with whom they had fostered a virtually symbiotic relationship. In addition to these singers' technical virtuosity-there's a reason that Baroque arias are among the most difficult in the operatic repertoire-these sometimes almost mythical figures fascinated audiences with their beauty of tone and legato lines. They were oftentimes the absolute rulers of European opera stages - audiences worshipped them as godlike figures, their fees drove many a house to financial ruin, and their vocal artistry was so spectacular that even today, long after their voices have passed, their names are still uttered with reverence and admiration: The great vocal virtuosos of the Baroque period live on in the music that great composers wrote for their voices. Hasse was one of the founders of pre-classicism, which combined Neapolitan vocality with orchestral density, which undoubtedly reflects his German roots. The other German giant of opera seria was George Frideric Handel, who spent most of his life in London and adopted English nationality. Like Hasse, Handel also worked at the Hamburg Opera, where he wrote his first opera score, Almira (1705), at the age of nineteen. The recording was made with one of the world's most important baroque orchestras, the Wiener Akademie Orchester under the direction of Jeremy Joseph.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Ariodante, HWV 33, Act III: Aria: Dopo notte 06:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ariodante, HWV 33, Act III: Aria: Dopo notte
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  2. 2 Alessandro, HWV 21, Act III: Aria: Tempesta e calma sento nell’alma 04:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Alessandro, HWV 21, Act III: Aria: Tempesta e calma sento nell’alma
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  3. 3 Arminio: Aria: Ti laschio in ceppi avvinto 07:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Arminio: Aria: Ti laschio in ceppi avvinto
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Johann Adolf Hasse
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  4. 4 Ariodante, HWV 33, Act II: Recitative and Aria: Scherza infida 10:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ariodante, HWV 33, Act II: Recitative and Aria: Scherza infida
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  5. 5 Tito Vespasiano, "La clemenza di Tito": Vo disperato 03:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tito Vespasiano, "La clemenza di Tito": Vo disperato
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Adolf Hasse
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  6. 6 Cleofide, Act I: Aria: Che sorte crudele 07:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Cleofide, Act I: Aria: Che sorte crudele
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Johann Adolf Hasse
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  7. 7 Tolomeo, HWV 25: Aria: Quanto è felice 04:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Tolomeo, HWV 25: Aria: Quanto è felice
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph
  8. 8 Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Aria: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto 06:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Aria: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Megan Kahts
    Ensemble
    Orchester Wiener Akademie
    Conductor
    Jeremy Joseph