Yosemeh Adjei, FestspielOrchester Gottingen, Laurence Cummings – Handel: Siroe, Re di Persia (2014)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 03:03:49 | 1,04 Gb
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Accent Records | Catalog: ACC 26401
Betrayal, revenge, inheritance conflicts and forbidden love at the Persian court: in 1728 this explosive mixture inspired Handel to compose the successful opera 'Siroe, Re di Persia', one of his last compositions for the Royal Academy of Music at the King’s Theatre. Handel based his work on the libretto by the famous poet Pietro Metastasio. In its first season 'Siroe' was performed on 18 successive evenings, but was never subsequently revived in Handel’s lifetime.