Witches, Queens & Heroines - Handel Arias / Margriet Buchberger, Il Giratempo

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Label
Perfect Noise
Release Date
September 11, 2020
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC
    • PERFORMER
      Buchberger, Il Giratempo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 11, 2020
    • UPC
      719279933796
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PN 2004
    • LABEL
      Perfect Noise
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Teseo, HWV 9, Act V: Moriro, ma vendicata

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    2. Alcina, HWV 34, Act II: Ombre pallide

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    3. Lotario, HWV 26, Act I: Scherza in mar la navicella mentre ride aura seconda

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    4. Siroe, re di Persia, HWV 24, Act I: Or mi perdo di speranza

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    5. Atalanta, HWV 35, Act I: Al varco, oh pastori!

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    6. Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act I: Ah! spietato! e non ti mouve

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    7. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act III: Da tempeste il legno infranto

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    8. Act III: Aria: Credete al mio dolore

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger

    9. Act II: Ah, mio cor

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Il Giratempo

      Performer: Margriet Buchberger


Cleopatra, Adelaide, Alcina, Laodice, Medea, Atalanta, Melissa & Morgana: Audacious fighters, indomitable queens, and evil witches: On their debut album, soprano Margriet Buchberger and the musicians of Il Giratempo put Handel’s strongest and most mesmerizing women center stage - where they rightfully belong. The “wild” women in Georg Friedrich Handel’s operas are truly queens of their own destiny. They rule over empires, fight in bloody battles, are courageous hunters and passionate lovers. Their adventures are gems in a sea of female characters bound to tradition and cliché. “Good girls” may go to heaven, but in baroque opera they do so either as victims or trophies. At best they come into their own when they sacrifice themselves virtuously to the mercy of fate and/or the men surrounding them. We have searched for strong, self-determined women – and found fascinating, modern characters, brought to life through beautiful music.