Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Basé sur les partitions vocales Bärenreiter, ces trois volumes contiennent quelques-uns des airs les plus connus de Haendel pour mezzo-soprano/contralto, ténor et basse, avec quelques numéros de qualité musicale tout aussi élevé moins connus. Les arias dans ces volumes contiennent des oeuvres de période de trente ans de Haendel comme un compositeur d'opéra à Londres et…

Italian opera was at the centre of Handel's output for over 35 years with solo arias constituting one of the most important elements in Baroque opera. Dramatic roles, with their various moods and reactions, are characterised through arias. A large number of Handel's operas also contain at least one entire scene for two to three voices. These numbers make use not only of similar lyrical or expressi…

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. ?Giulio Cesare in Egitto? is by far Handel?s most frequently performed opera owing its success not least to its subject matter, one of the best known love stories in world history. Already during Handel?s lifetime the popular work was often staged and therefore adapted by Handel for each of the performance conditions. The editor Hans Dieter Clausen has succeeded in edi…

Italian opera was at the centre of Handel's output for over 35 years with solo arias constituting one of the most important elements in Baroque opera. Dramatic roles, with their various moods and reactions, are characterised through arias. A large number of Handel's operas also contain at least one entire scene for two to three voices. These numbers make use not only of similar lyrical or expressi…

Quatre Arias pris Handels célèbre opéra, Rinaldo. / 2 Flûtes A Bec / niveau : Elémentaire / Recueil

Handel's opera Lotario was first heard at the King's Theater in the Haymarket on 2 December 1729 and had a run of nine performances. Though never revived in the composer's lifetime, Handel reused many of its arias in his later operas, sometimes altering the words.The historical background of the plot is the conflict between Otto I (912-973) and Berengar of Ivrea for the Italian crown and Otto's ma…

Opera in three acts. Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. George Frideric Handel's 'Siroe, Re di Persia', HWV 24, was premiered on February 17, 1728 at the King's Theatre in London's Haymarket. With Francesca Cuzzoni, Faustina Bordoni and Francesco Bernardi, known as Senesino, the composer had top-class vocal soloists famous throughout Europe at his disposal for no fewer than 17 consecutive performances. …

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. George Handel’s Lucrezia: O Numi eterni for soprano and continuo is one of Handel’s 100 Italian cantatas. The piece will challenge a vocalist with its varied recitatives and arias exploring a wide range of the voice. The libretto explores themes of vengeance and fear. / Vocal Music / Répertoire / Soprano et Piano

Par HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH. Handel completed his opera “Ottone” in August 1722, but the first performance did not take place until January 1723 in the Haymarket Theatre, London; the composer had waited so long for the famous soprano Francesca Cuzzoni who he had in mind for the role of Teofane. “Ottone” was an immediate success from the beginning, not only for its top-class cast but also because o…