Italian Cantatas & Arias

$18.99
Label
CPO
Release Date
August 1, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Georg Friedrich Handel
    • PERFORMER
      Amanda Forsythe, Opera Prima, Cristiano Contadin
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Accompanied Recitative: Dietro l'orme fuggaci

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    2. Aria: Ah, crudele, e pur ten vai

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    3. Recitative: Per te mi struggo, infido

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    4. Accompanied Recitative: O voi, dell'incostante

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    5. Aria: Venti, fermate, si

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    6. Recitative: Ma che parlo, che dico?

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    7. Siciliana: In tanti affanni miei

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    8. I. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    9. II. Adagio

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    10. III. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    11. Recitative: Dunque sarà ur vero

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    12. Aria: Orrida, oscura, l'etra si renda

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    13. Recitative: Ma pria che d'empia morte

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    14. Aria: Renda cenere il tiranno

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    15. Recitative: Sì, sì, del gran tiranno

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    16. Aria: Come, o Dio!

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    17. Recitative: Forsennata che parli?

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    18. Accompanied recitative: Come, o Dio!

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    19. Recitative: Sì, sì, viva Nerone

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    20. Aria: Se infelice al mondo vissi!

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    21. Recitative: Tremi l'ingrato figlio

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    22. Aria: Su lacerate il seno

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    23. Recitative: Ecco a morte già corro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    24. I. Andante

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    25. II. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    26. III. Larghetto

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    27. IV. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    28. V. Gavotte

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    29. Recitative: Pure del cielo intelligenze eterne

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    30. Aria: Tu del Ciel ministro eletto

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    31. Aria: Un pensiero nemic di pace

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin

    32. Aria: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Opera Prima Ensemble

      Performer: Amanda Forsythe

      Conductor: Cristiano Contadin


When the 18-year-old Georg Friedrich Handel arrived in Hamburg to immerse himself in the dazzling world of opera, he sat in the violin section as though he could not count to five, according to his friend Johann Mattheson. A year later, he presented his first stage work, and by the age of 21, he had already won the hearts of the Italians - a prodigy of boundless versatility to whom no task was too difficult. Even where the clergy prohibited opera performances, the "dear Saxon", as they called him, ignited dramatic sparks. The two cantatas - one about the sorceress Armida, abandoned by her beloved, and the other about Emperor Nero's mother, condemned to death - are intense monodramas that continue to spellbind audiences today, especially when staged by an artist like Amanda Forsythe. One is grateful for the instrumental interludes that provide moments of respite between these captivating "pocket operas".