Porpora Il Maestro

Porpora Il Maestro

Following a successful first album on naÃ¯ve, Arias for Caffarelli, this new recording of Franco Fagioli, the hit countertenor in Europe, offers 12 opera arias by Nicola Porpora, who was both a composer and a teacher - of Caffarelli, Senesino and Farinelli, among many others.

Franco Fagioli, through his amazing virtuosity and breathtaking emotional power, pays tribute to the original and refined vocal art nurtured by Porpora in the framework of Naples in the 18th century.

The recording features hits such as Polifemo's 'Alto Giove' but also lesser-known scores, performed with the baroque specialists of Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by Alessandro de Marchi: Ezio, Meride e Selinunte, Semiramide riconosciuta, Didone abbandonata, Il verbo in carne, Carlo il calvo, Vulcano, Il ritiro.

'To learn by singing his arias, what a joy, and what a challenge! His special way of writing, full of trills, long passages of coloraturas, endless long phrases in melancholic arias . . . So emotional, deep and effective at the same time . . . As a great teacher he was, after some of his arias you are ready to sing any other baroque aria.

What an honour to sing your music. What an honour to feel in my body the music you wrote. Thank you! See you in the next lesson!
Grazie maestro!'
-- Franco Fagioli
Country USA
Manufacturer Naive
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 822186053690
ReleaseDate 2014-10-28
UnitCount 1
UPCs 822186053690
EANs 0822186053690

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Naive
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	822186053690
ReleaseDate	2014-10-28
UnitCount	1
UPCs	822186053690
EANs	0822186053690

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