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L'Ercole amante

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Details

Composer
Antonia Bembo
Artist
Yannick Debus, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Rosati, David Tricou, Flore Van Meerssche, Chelsea Marilyn Zur
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Aug 15, 2025
Catalog #
555728-2
UPC
0761203572823

About

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.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Overture 02:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Come si beffa Amor del poter mio (Ercole) 04:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Come si beffa Amor del poter mio (Ercole)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  4. 3 Act I Scene 2: Se ninfa a i pianti di veri amanti (Venere, Chorus, Ercole) 09:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Se ninfa a i pianti di veri amanti (Venere, Chorus, Ercole)
    Duration
    09:04
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  5. 4 Act I Scene 3: E vuol dunque ciprigna (Giunone) 04:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: E vuol dunque ciprigna (Giunone)
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  6. 5 Act II: Entrée 01:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: Entrée
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  7. 6 Act II Scene 1: Amor ardor più rari (Iole, Hyllo) 07:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Amor ardor più rari (Iole, Hyllo)
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  8. 7 Act II Scene 2: Ercole a dirti invia (Paggio, Iole, Hyllo) 01:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Ercole a dirti invia (Paggio, Iole, Hyllo)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Arnaud Gluck, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  9. 8 Act II Scene 3: E che cosa è quest'amore? (Paggio) 00:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: E che cosa è quest'amore? (Paggio)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  10. 9 Act II Scene 4: Buon dì gentil fanciullo (Licco, Paggio) 01:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Buon dì gentil fanciullo (Licco, Paggio)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  11. 10 Act II Scene 5: Misera, ohimè, ch'ascolto (Deianira, Licco) 05:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Misera, ohimè, ch'ascolto (Deianira, Licco)
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  12. 11 Act II Scene 6: Mormorate o fiumicelli (Pasithea, Chorus) 07:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Mormorate o fiumicelli (Pasithea, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  13. 12 Act III: Entrée 01:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III: Entrée
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  14. 13 Act III Scene 1: Sol s'inarcan gli emisferi (Venere, Ercole) 05:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Sol s'inarcan gli emisferi (Venere, Ercole)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Chelsea Zurflüh, Yannick Debus, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  15. 14 Act III Scene 2: O quale instillano (Ercole, Paggio) 01:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: O quale instillano (Ercole, Paggio)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  16. 15 Act III Scene 3: Bella Iole (Ercole, Iole, Hyllo) 05:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Bella Iole (Ercole, Iole, Hyllo)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  17. 16 Act III Scene 4: E tu a che pensi Iole? (Ercole, Iole) 01:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: E tu a che pensi Iole? (Ercole, Iole)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  18. 17 Act III Scene 5: Sonno potente nume (Giunone, Iole) 03:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Sonno potente nume (Giunone, Iole)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  19. 18 Act III Scene 6: D'Eutyro anima grande (Iole, Hyllo) 01:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III Scene 6: D'Eutyro anima grande (Iole, Hyllo)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  20. 19 Act III Scene 7: Svegliati Alcide, e mira (Mercurio, Ercole, Iole) 01:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Svegliati Alcide, e mira (Mercurio, Ercole, Iole)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Hans Porten, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  21. 20 Act III Scene 8: Più di salvarlo tenti (Ercole, Deianira, Iole) 02:46
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act III Scene 8: Più di salvarlo tenti (Ercole, Deianira, Iole)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  22. 21 Act III Scene 9: Figlio tu prigioniero? (Deianira, Hyllo) 03:47
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act III Scene 9: Figlio tu prigioniero? (Deianira, Hyllo)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Alena Dantcheva, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  23. 22 Act III Scene 10: A Dio, Paggio (Licco, Paggio) 01:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act III Scene 10: A Dio, Paggio (Licco, Paggio)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Arnaud Gluck, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 Act IV Scene 1: Entrée 01:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Entrée
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  26. 2 Act IV Scene 1: Ahi che pena è gelosia (Hyllo) 04:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Ahi che pena è gelosia (Hyllo)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  27. 3 Act IV Scene 2: Zefiri che gite (Paggio, Hyllo) 05:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Zefiri che gite (Paggio, Hyllo)
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Arnaud Gluck, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  28. 4 Act IV Scene 3: Ohimè, ch'il mar con cento fauci (Hyllo) 00:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act IV Scene 3: Ohimè, ch'il mar con cento fauci (Hyllo)
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  29. 5 Act IV Scene 4: Salva, Nettuno (Giunone, Nettuno) 01:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: Salva, Nettuno (Giunone, Nettuno)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  30. 6 Act IV Scene 5: Dunque del mio potere (Giunone, Hyllo) 03:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act IV Scene 5: Dunque del mio potere (Giunone, Hyllo)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  31. 7 Act IV Scene 6: Alfin perduto ho il figlio (Deianira, Licco) 03:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Alfin perduto ho il figlio (Deianira, Licco)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  32. 8 Act IV Scene 7: Gradisci o re (Chorus, Ombra d'Eutyro, Iole, Deianira, Licco) 08:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Gradisci o re (Chorus, Ombra d'Eutyro, Iole, Deianira, Licco)
    Duration
    08:31
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Hans Porten, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Yannick Debus, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Chelsea Zurflüh, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  33. 9 Act V: Entrée 01:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act V: Entrée
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  34. 10 Act V Scene 1: Come solo ad un grido (Eutyro, Chorus) 03:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act V Scene 1: Come solo ad un grido (Eutyro, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Hans Porten, Yannick Debus, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Flore van Meerssche, Chelsea Zurflüh, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  35. 11 Act V Scene 2: Al fine il ciel (Ercole, Licco, Iole, Chorus, Deianira) 08:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Al fine il ciel (Ercole, Licco, Iole, Chorus, Deianira)
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Yannick Debus, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, David Tricou, Chelsea Zurflüh, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  36. 12 Act V Scene 3: Veggio, o di veder parmi? (Iole, Deianira, Licco, Hyllo) 03:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Veggio, o di veder parmi? (Iole, Deianira, Licco, Hyllo)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Anita Giovanna Rosati, Alena Dantcheva, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, David Tricou, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  37. 13 Act V Scene 4: Se a pro d’un vero amore (Giunone, Iole, Hyllo, Deianira) 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act V Scene 4: Se a pro d’un vero amore (Giunone, Iole, Hyllo, Deianira)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Alena Dantcheva, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek
  38. 14 Act V Scene 5: Virtù, che soffre alfin (Chorus, Giunone, Deianira, Iole, Hyllo, Licco, Ercole) 00:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act V Scene 5: Virtù, che soffre alfin (Chorus, Giunone, Deianira, Iole, Hyllo, Licco, Ercole)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Antonia Bembo
    Performer
    Flore van Meerssche, Alena Dantcheva, Anita Giovanna Rosati, David Tricou, Andrés Montilla-Acurero, Yannick Debus, Chelsea Zurflüh, Hans Porten, Jörg Halubek
    Ensemble
    Il Gusto Barocco
    Conductor
    Jörg Halubek