George Petrou, Armonia Atenea, Max Emanuel Cencic, Julia Lezhneva - George Frideric Handel: Alessandro (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 968 Mb | Total time: 78:07+66:04+45:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 478 4699 | Recorded: 2011
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 968 Mb | Total time: 78:07+66:04+45:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 478 4699 | Recorded: 2011
Handels ninth major opera for London, Alessandro was written as a showcase for the Rival Queens, the two famous Italian sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni whose supposed enmity, both personal and professional, not only generated good publicity for Handels latest opera but also added extra dramatic frisson to the two divas jealous clashes on stage.