Metastasio's Olimpiade
In the lead-up to the Olympics, Mark Seow explores settings by Vivaldi, Caldara, Pergolesi & other composers of Metastasio's libretto L'Olimpiade, set at the ancient Greek games.
As excitement builds for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympics Games, Mark Seow explores sport in Baroque opera. L'Olimpiade is a dramma per musica by Metastasio, which was first set to music by Antonio Caldara in 1733. The plot is set at the competitions in ancient Greece, and the opera has virtuosic vocal acrobatics to match. Caldara鈥檚 premiere brought an onslaught of competition: Metastasio鈥檚 text was then set by many others composers throughout the 18th century 鈥 including Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Sarti and Galuppi. Join us for the operatic Olympics
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia - 1st mvt Allegro)
Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.- Sony.
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia - 2nd & 3rd mvts)
Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.- SONY.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Superbo di me stesso [L'Olimpiade]
Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Singer: Roberta Invernizzi.- 狈础脧痴贰.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Quel destrier [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Sara Mingardo. Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- 狈础脧痴贰.
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Antonio Caldara
L'Olimpiade (overture)
Choir: Charivari Agr茅able. Conductor: Kah-Ming Ng.- SIGNUM.
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Antonio Caldara
Mentre dormi [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Emmanuelle Ha茂m.- ERATO.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Mentre dormi (L'Olimpiade)
Singer: Lea Desandre. Ensemble: Jupiter. Director: Thomas Dunford.- ALPHA.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
L'infelice in questo stato [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Max Emanuel Cen膷i膰. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Director: Maxim Emelyanychev.- DECCA.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Siam navi [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Ad猫le Charvet. Ensemble: Le Consort.- ALPHA.
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Giuseppe Sarti
Rendi, oh cara, il prence amato [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Ann Hallenberg. Ensemble: Stile Galante. Conductor: Stefano Aresi.- GLOSSA.
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Giuseppe Maria Orlandini
Se cerca, de dice [L'Olimpiade]
Singer: Randall Scotting. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Laurence Cummings.- SIGNUM.
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- Sun 14 Jul 2024 17:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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