Opera Arias in Turin in 18th Century

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CPO
Release Date
April 5, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Felice Alessandri, Giovanni Battista Borghi, Gioacchino Cochi, Baldassare Galuppi, Andre Ernest Mode
    • PERFORMER
      Stephanie Varnerin, L'Astree
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. La frascatana: Per voi visino amabile

      Composer: Giovanni Paisiello

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    2. La modista raggiratrice: Ecco assisa al botteghino

      Composer: Giovanni Paisiello

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    3. Argea: Placida riposa omai in lieta calma il mare

      Composer: Felice Alessandri

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    4. La cascina: L'amante tortorella

      Composer: Giuseppe Scolari

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    5. La cascina: Con cento pastorelli

      Composer: Giuseppe Scolari

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    6. Il pazzo glorioso: D'un novello ardor

      Composer: Gioacchino Cocchi

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    7. Andromeda: Per placar gli astri tiranni

      Composer: Gioacchino Cocchi

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    8. Il filosofo di campagna: Ogn'anno passa un aano

      Composer: Baldassare Galuppi

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    9. Il filosofo di campagna: Una ragazza che non è pazza

      Composer: Baldassare Galuppi

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    10. La buona figliuola: Vieni al mio seno

      Composer: Niccolò Piccinni

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    11. Gli stravaganti: Che tortora io sono

      Composer: Niccolò Piccinni

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    12. Adriano in Siria: Odo il tuono

      Composer: Giovanni Battista Borghi

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    13. Le déserteur: Dans quel trouble te plonge

      Composer: Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin

    14. Zémire et Azor: La fauvette avec ses petits

      Composer: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry

      Ensemble: L' Astrée

      Performer: Stephanie Varnerin


Whether it be buffa, giocosa, semi-seria or seria – without a quantum of love's troubles, baroque and classical opera would be in poor shape. Arias of desperation, heart-wrenching entreaties, scenes of jealousy and webs of intrigue are all part of the iron-clad stock of effective staged works – whatever class of society the protagonists belonged to. The noble emperor, who ultimately grants a pardon to the evildoers, was just as little immune to emotional humiliation as the bubbly and flirtatious Colombinchen, who in the end refreshingly thumbs her nose at her unfaithful lover, while the audience gleefully slap their thighs. Soprano Stéphanie Varnerin, accompanied by the excellent instrumental ensemble L’Astrée, is the soloist in this new production dedicated to a colourful anthology of Turin's opera scene in the 18th century. Fourteen arias by nine once successful composers, whose works were performed or premiered at one of the two famous theatres in Turin (Regio and Carignano) are included in the program, where only one emotion is absent – boredom.