Sonia Prina (Partenope), Maria Grazia Schiavo (Rosmira), Maria Ercolano (Arsace), Eufemia Tufano (Emilio), Stefano Ferrari (Armindo) & Charles do Santos (Ormonte)
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This is the world première of Leonardo Vinci’s opera La Partenope.
Set to music by a number of composers - such as Caldara, Hasse, Sarro, Handel, and Vivaldi - the myth of Partenope was very popular and known in as many as sixteen different versions.
Partenope is a rich and colourful production and is presented on this recording by Antonio Florio and world renowned specialists of the Baroque repertoire.
Founded in 1987 by Antonio Florio, the ensemble I Turchini is made up of instrumentalists and singers living and working in Naples who specialize in the performance of Neapolitan music from the 17th and 18th centuries and in the rediscovery of music by highly-gifted composers who are now largely unknown.
Leonardo Vinci: La Rosmira fedele (Partenope)
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Act I: Tu dell' eccelse Mura (Partenope)
Act I: Viva Partenope (Chorus)
Act I: Arsace, Armindo (Armindo, Arsace)
Act I: O Eurimene ha l' idea di Rosmira (Arsace)
Act I: Cavalier, se gli Dei (Rosmira, Armindo)
Act I: Spiegati e di che l'ami (Rosmira)
Act I: Armindo ardisci e prova (Armindo)
Act I: Al mio tesoro (Armindo)
Act I: O che Arsace delita (Arsace)
Act I: La Rondinella che a noi sen riede (Arsace)
Act I: Regina! Armindo, e sempre cosi dolente e mesto (Armindo, Partenope)
Act I: Non posso amarti, o Dio (Partenope)
Act I: Regina, Emilio arriva (Ormonte)
Act I: Instrumental
Act I: Regina, alle tue piante (Emilio)
Act I: Quest'anima accesa (Emilio)
Act I: Arsace, tu sarai (Partenope)
Act I: A far stragi, a far vendetta (Partenope)
Act I: Forti Schiere, vicino e il cimento (Emilio)
Act I: Siam d' Emilio a fronte (Partenope)
Act I: Renditi oppure estinto a pie mi cadrai (Emilio)
Act I: Ti circondi la gloria d'allori (All)
Act II: Care Mura, in si bel giorno (Partenope)
Act II: Emilio! Alta Regina (Partenope, Emilio)
Act II: Instrumental
Act II: Ti bramo amico (Arsace)
Act II: E vuoi con dure tempre (Arsace)
Act II: Non puo darsi in un petto (Emilio)
Act II: Tormentosa, crudel gelosia (Rosmira)
Act II: A pro di chi t' offese (Partenope)
Act II: Sento che va comprendo (Arsace)
Act II: Principe, ti narrai con qual divieto (Ormonte)
Act II: Vane e spera (Armindo)
Act II: Giva guardando intorno (Rosmira)
Act II: Amante che incostante (Arsace)
Act III: Regina ti compiace (Armindo)
Act III: Arsace, oh Dio! cosi (Rosmira)
Act III: Chi m' apre i lumi (Partenope)
Act III: Godi e spera e sai perche (Partenope)
Act III: Principe ardir (Emilio)
Act III: Men superba andra la sorte (Emilio)
Act III: Rosmira, ove ti guida (Arsace)
Act III: Barbara, mi schernichi (Arsace)
Act III: Voul tornare a la sua sponda (Rosmira)
Act III: Ormonte, ti destino (Partenope)
Act III: Dal chiaro splendore (Armindo)
Act III: Non chiedo, oh miei tormenti! (Arsace)
Act III: Ancor temo d' Arsace (Rosmira)
Act III: Begli occhi del mio ben (Rosmira)
Act III: Un core infedele (Partenope)
Act III: Instrumental
Act III: Regina, in queste arene (Ormonte)
Act III: Viva Partenope bella (All)
October 2012
“Albeit truncated and uneven, this confirms Vinci as a meritorious opera composer.”
October 2012
“The singing here is above all dramatically coloured...Prina has exceptional technical control and the cumulative addition of ornaments throughout her arias is genuinely exciting...Partenope is a sure bet for all lovers of Baroque opera, tightly controlled by Florio, dominated by the indomitable Prina, and a thrilling testimony to a Vinci whose prodigious talents are only just being rediscovered.”
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