L'Ercole amante

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CPO
Release Date
August 15, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Antonia Bembo
    • PERFORMER
      Yannick Debus, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Rosati, David Tricou, Flore Van Meerssche, Chelsea Marilyn Zur
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    2. Act I Scene 1: Come si beffa Amor del poter mio (Ercole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    3. Act I Scene 2: Se ninfa a i pianti di veri amanti (Venere, Chorus, Ercole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    4. Act I Scene 3: E vuol dunque ciprigna (Giunone)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    5. Act II: Entrée

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    6. Act II Scene 1: Amor ardor più rari (Iole, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    7. Act II Scene 2: Ercole a dirti invia (Paggio, Iole, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Arnaud Gluck, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    8. Act II Scene 3: E che cosa è quest'amore? (Paggio)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    9. Act II Scene 4: Buon dì gentil fanciullo (Licco, Paggio)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    10. Act II Scene 5: Misera, ohimè, ch'ascolto (Deianira, Licco)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    11. Act II Scene 6: Mormorate o fiumicelli (Pasithea, Chorus)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    12. Act III: Entrée

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    13. Act III Scene 1: Sol s'inarcan gli emisferi (Venere, Ercole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    14. Act III Scene 2: O quale instillano (Ercole, Paggio)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    15. Act III Scene 3: Bella Iole (Ercole, Iole, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    16. Act III Scene 4: E tu a che pensi Iole? (Ercole, Iole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    17. Act III Scene 5: Sonno potente nume (Giunone, Iole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    18. Act III Scene 6: D'Eutyro anima grande (Iole, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    19. Act III Scene 7: Svegliati Alcide, e mira (Mercurio, Ercole, Iole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Hans Porten, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    20. Act III Scene 8: Più di salvarlo tenti (Ercole, Deianira, Iole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    21. Act III Scene 9: Figlio tu prigioniero? (Deianira, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Alena Dantcheva, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    22. Act III Scene 10: A Dio, Paggio (Licco, Paggio)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    23. Act IV Scene 1: Entrée

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    24. Act IV Scene 1: Ahi che pena è gelosia (Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    25. Act IV Scene 2: Zefiri che gite (Paggio, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Arnaud Gluck, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    26. Act IV Scene 3: Ohimè, ch'il mar con cento fauci (Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    27. Act IV Scene 4: Salva, Nettuno (Giunone, Nettuno)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    28. Act IV Scene 5: Dunque del mio potere (Giunone, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    29. Act IV Scene 6: Alfin perduto ho il figlio (Deianira, Licco)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    30. Act IV Scene 7: Gradisci o re (Chorus, Ombra d'Eutyro, Iole, Deianira, Licco)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Hans Porten, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Yannick Debus, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Chelsea Zurflüh, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    31. Act V: Entrée

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    32. Act V Scene 1: Come solo ad un grido (Eutyro, Chorus)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Hans Porten, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Chelsea Zurflüh, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    33. Act V Scene 2: Al fine il ciel (Ercole, Licco, Iole, Chorus, Deianira)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Yannick Debus, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, David Tricou, Chelsea Zurflüh, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    34. Act V Scene 3: Veggio, o di veder parmi? (Iole, Deianira, Licco, Hyllo)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    35. Act V Scene 4: Se a pro d’un vero amore (Giunone, Iole, Hyllo, Deianira)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Alena Dantcheva, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek

    36. Act V Scene 5: Virtù, che soffre alfin (Chorus, Giunone, Deianira, Iole, Hyllo, Licco, Ercole)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco

      Performer: Flore van Meerssche, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Yannick Debus, Chelsea Zurflüh, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek

      Conductor: Jörg Halubek


Antonia Bembo's opera L'Ercole amante waited nearly 340 years for it's premiere. This delay may have been due to the subject matter, as her teacher, Antonio Cavalli, had already composed a festival opera based on the same tragedy for the wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain in 1660. Although the Sun King, reportedly an admirer of her compositions, had taken the Venetian singer under his wings following her separation from her husband and relocation to France, he was already by then quite familiar with the tragic tale of Hercules. And so, he allowed the enchanting and emotionally stirring music, rich with arias, to pass him by. Finally, on May 26, 2023, Jorg Halubek and Il Gusto Barocco brought this long-overlooked masterpiece to it's well-deserved breakthrough at Stuttgart's Liederhalle.