Handel: Lotario

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January 24, 2025
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      George Frideric Handel
    • PERFORMER
      Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Carlo Vistoli, Anna Bonitatibus, Krystian Adam, Rafal Tomkiewicz, Ki-Hy
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 24, 2025
    • UPC
      730099057073
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8660570-71
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Ouverture

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    2. Act I Scene 1: Aria: Grave è 'l fasto di regnar (Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    3. Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Signor, vuole il mio fato - Scene 2: Recitative: Alto Signor, dall'Alpi - Scene 3: Recitative: Sposo! - Regina! (Idelberto, Berengario, Clodomiro, Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz, Krystian Adam, Ki-Hyun Park, Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    4. Act I Scene 3: Aria: Non pensi quell'altera (Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    5. Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Madre, e Reina! (Idelberto, Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz, Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    6. Act I Scene 4: Aria: Vanne a colei che adori (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    7. Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Finch'io non chiuda (Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    8. Act I Scene 4: Aria: Per salvarti, idolo mio (Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    9. Act I Scene 5: Accompagnato: Soglio, degli avi miei retaggio illustre (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    10. Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Attenta ogni mio cenno - Scene 6: Recitative: Bella Reina: il cielo (Adelaide, Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    11. Act I Scene 6: Aria: Rammentati, cor mio (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    12. Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Or venga il messaggiero - Scene 7: Recitative: Regina, anche fra l'armi (Adelaide, Clodomiro)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    13. Act I Scene 7: Aria: Se il mar promette calma (Clodomiro)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    14. Act I Scene 8: Recitative: Nel ciel si speri, e poi… (Adelaide, Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    15. Act I Scene 8: Aria: Quel cor che mi donasti (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    16. Act I Scene 8: Recitative: O del mio caro ben voci gradite (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    17. Act I Scene 8: Aria: Già mi sembra al carro avvinto (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    18. Act I Scene 9: Viva e regni fortunato (Tutti)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Vistoli, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Krystian Adam, Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    19. Act I Scene 9: Recitative: Popoli generosi - Scene 10: Recitative: Dell'altrui fellonia (Berengario, Matilde, Adelaide, Clodomiro, Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam, Anna Bonitatibus, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Ki-Hyun Park, Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    20. Act I Scene 10: Aria: Orgogliosetto va l'augelletto (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    21. Act I Scene 10: Recitative: Quanto più fien tenaci (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    22. Act I Scene 10: Aria: Scherza in mar la navicella (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    23. Act II Scene 1: Sinfonia - Accompagnato: Son vinto, o Ciel, son vinto! - Scene 2: Recitative: Sei prigioniero! (Berengario, Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam, Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    24. Act II Scene 2: Aria: Regno e grandezza (Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    25. Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Se del fiero tiranno (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    26. Act II Scene 3: Aria: Tiranna, ma bella (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    27. Act II Scene 4: Aria: Menti eterne, che reggete de' mortali (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    28. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Con due doni, Adelaide (Clodomiro, Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Ki-Hyun Park, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    29. Act II Scene 5: Aria: Non t'inganni la speranza (Clodomiro)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    30. Act II Scene 6: Recitative: Adelaide, che pensi? - Scene 7: Recitative: Hai tanto ardir? - Scene 8: Recitative: Reina, infausti avvisi (Adelaide, Matilde, Idelberto, Clodomiro)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Anna Bonitatibus, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    31. Act II Scene 8: Aria: Arma lo sguardo (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    32. Act II Scene 9: Recitative: Di miglior genitor figlio (Adelaide, Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    33. Act II Scene 9: Aria: Bella, non mi negar (Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    34. Act II Scene 10: Accompagnato: Sommo rettor del cielo (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    35. Act II Scene 10: Aria: D'una torbida sorgente (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    36. Act II Scene 11: Aria: Quanto più forte è il valor (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    37. Act II Scene 11: Recitative: Presi gli ostaggi - Scene 12: Lotario, alza la fronte - Scene 13: No, no, colla mia - Scene 14: Berengario, rifletti (Lotario, Matilde, Idelberto, Adelaide, Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli, Anna Bonitatibus, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    38. Act II Scene 14: Aria: D'instabile fortuna (Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    39. Act II Scene 15: Recitative: Alla tenda reale vada Idelberto (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    40. Act II Scene 15: Aria: Non disperi peregrino (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    41. Act III Scene 1: Sinfonia

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    42. Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Sciolta dalle catene - Scene 2: Recitative: Vieni, oh bella Adelaide (Matilde, Berengario, Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus, Krystian Adam, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    43. Act III Scene 2: Aria: Non sempre invendicata (Adelaide)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    44. Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Ben conosce Adelaide (Berengario, Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam, Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    45. Act III Scene 3: Aria: Vi sento, sì, rimorsi entro al mio sen (Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    46. Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Non mi tradir, speranza (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    47. Act III Scene 4: Aria: Quel superbo già si crede (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    48. Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Berengario al mio campo (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    49. Act III Scene 5: Sinfonia

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    50. Act III Scene 5: Recitative: Misero me! - Scene 6: Ah! Signor - Scene 7: A tempo qui giungesti - Scene 8: Alla regal mia tenda - Scene 10: Inclito Re (Lotario, Idelberto, Berengario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Krystian Adam

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    51. Act III Scene 10: Aria: Vedrò più liete e belle (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    52. Act III Scene 11: Recitative: Lasciami, iniquo figlio! (Matilde, Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus, Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    53. Act III Scene 11: Aria: Impara, codardo (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    54. Act III Scene 12: Recitative: Omai non v'è più speme, alta Reina (Clodomiro, Matilde, Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Ki-Hyun Park, Anna Bonitatibus, Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    55. Act III Scene 12: Aria: S'è delitto trar da' lacci un' innocente (Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    56. Act III Scene 13: Accompagnato: Furie del crudo averno, e dove siete? (Matilde)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Anna Bonitatibus

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    57. Act III Scene 13: Recitative: Ecco la cruda - Scene 14: Matilde, e qual furore? - Scene 15: Lascia, mio Re - Scene 16: Deh! Mia Reina (Lotario, Matilde, Berengario, Adelaide, Idelberto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli, Anna Bonitatibus, Krystian Adam, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Rafał Tomkiewicz

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    58. Act III Scene 16: Duet: Sì, bel sembiante (Adelaide, Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    59. Act III Scene 16: Recitative: Cessi di Marte (Lotario)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Carlo Vistoli

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

    60. Act III Scene 16: Gioie e serto (Tutti)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

      Performer: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Anna Bonitatibus, Carlo Vistoli, Rafał Tomkiewicz, Krystian Adam, Ki-Hyun Park

      Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi


Handel's success with Italian-style opera in London had passed it's initial peak by 1729. Lotario - a tale of revenge and heroism based on events in the life of Holy Roman Empress Adelaide of Italy - was the first of a new series of works intended to revive interest and challenge society's new 'vile taste' for satire and light entertainment. Despite being one of Handel's least-known operas, it displays his renowned talent for writing convincing drama with melodically rich and emotionally charged arias. This live recording is performed on period instruments by the Handelfestspielorchester Halle.