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Handel - Hercules
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Joyce DiDonato - Furore (Handel Opera Arias)
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
DiDonato tackles this catalogue of emotional meltdowns with customary gusto. Sampled track-by-track, it's a thrilling operatic show case… — More…
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Opera, February 2009, Recording of the Month
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at Emmanuel
Celebrating the Lives of Craig Smith and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano), Shannon Snapp (continuo cello), Danielle Maddon & Lena Wong (violins), Jayne West (soprano)
The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, Craig Smith (director), John Harbison
… a solid achievement, distinguished by the mezzo's remarkable artistry. — More…
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Handel: Hercules
Jerome Hines, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf & Franco Corelli
La Scala Milan Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic
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Maria Riccarda Wesseling Sings Handel Arias
Maria Riccarda Wesseling (mezzo-soprano)
Lautten Compagney Berlin
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Handel: Hercules
John Tomlinson (Hercules), Sarah Walker (Dejanira), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Hyllus), Margaret Cable (Lichas), Jennifer Smith (Iole), David Wilson-Johnson (Priest)
The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner's brisk performance...conveys superbly the vigour of the writing, its natural drama; the the fire of the performance is typified by the outstanding singing of Sarah Walker as Dejanira.... — More…
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Special offer. Handel: Hercules
Nicola Wemyss (Dejanira), Gerlinde Sämann (Iole), Franz Vitzthum (Lichas), Knut Schoch (Hyllus), Peter Kooij (Hercules)
Junge Kantorei & Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini
The orchestra… play with precision, vigour and awareness. Peter Kooij… sings with intelligence and warmth. Gerlinde Sämann sings Iole's difficult arias with assurance… and the astonishing... — More…
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Handel: Hercules
Gidon Saks (Hercules), Anne Sofie von Otter (Dejanira), Richard Croft (Hyllus), Lynne Dawson (Iole), David Daniels (Lichas), Marcos Pujol (Priest)
Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Hercules has never quite occupied the place it merits in the Handel canon, even though it includes some of his most powerfully dramatic music. This is understood by Marc Minkowski, whose intentions... — More…
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Special offer. Handel: Hercules
Joyce DiDonato (Dejanira), William Shimell (Hercules), Ingela Bohlin (Iole), Toby Spence (Hyllus), Malena Ernman (Lichas) & Simon Kirkbride (Priest of Jupiter)
Les Arts Florissants Chorus & Orchestra, William Christie (conductor) & Luc Bondy (stage director)
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Special offer. Handel: Hercules
Joyce DiDonato (Dejanira), William Shimell (Hercules), Ingela Bohlin (Iole), Toby Spence (Hyllus), Malena Ernman (Lichas) & Simon Kirkbride (Priest of Jupiter)
Les Arts Florissants Chorus & Orchestra, William Christie (conductor) & Luc Bondy (stage director)
