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Label
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Nicola Porpora, Giovanni Porta, Antonio Vivaldi
    • PERFORMER
      Marina Viotti, Andres Gabetta, Orchestre de l'Opera Royal
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      3760385430683
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CVS157
    • LABEL
      Château de Versailles Spectacles
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV 644, Act I: Aria: Armatae face et anguibus

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    2. Salve Regina

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    3. Ad te clamamus

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    4. Ad te suspiramus

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    5. Eia ergo, advocata nostra

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    6. Illos tuos misericordes

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    7. O clemens, o pia

      Composer: Nicola Porpora

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    8. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Andrés Gabetta

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    9. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Andrés Gabetta

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    10. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Andrés Gabetta

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    11. Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV 644, Act II: Aria: O servi volate

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    12. Aria: Ascende laeta

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    13. Recitativo: Quam pulchri, quam formosi

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    14. Aria: Sternite, Angeli

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    15. Aria: Canta in prato

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    16. Recitative: Sacra fulgescit nobis

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    17. Aria: Avenae bistinctae

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    18. Aria: Volate gentes

      Composer: Giovanni Porta

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    19. Recitative: Fulcite me floribus

      Composer: Giovanni Porta

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    20. Aria: Cari flores, grati odores

      Composer: Giovanni Porta

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta

    21. Aria: Alleluia

      Composer: Giovanni Porta

      Ensemble: Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal

      Performer: Marina Viotti

      Conductor: Andrés Gabetta


At a time when castrati reigned on Europe's stages, a few composers dared to write for female voices. Vivaldi, Porpora, and Porta explored the subtleties of this repertoire to create some of the finest sacred music scores of their era. Marina Viotti revives this forgotten heritage, placing the power of her voice at the service of the rich and moving melodies gathered here. Accompanied by Andres Gabetta and the Orchestre de l'Opera Royal, between theatricality and sacredness, Marina Viotti accomplishes the feat of bringing back to life the golden age of 18th-century sacred music, while paying tribute to all the women who, through their art, embodied the soul of the masters.