Lute Player (Caravaggio - 1596).

The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Outras Notas: Ópera Zaïde (K344) - W.A. Mozart por Sandrine Piau.

Sandrine Piau sings Ruhe sanft, mein holdes leben from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Zaïde (K344). Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques. Festival de Saint-Denis, 2003.

Ensaio de Sandrine na Basilique Notre Dame de Beaune.

Aqui Sandrine Piau e o l'Ensemble Amarillis durante um ensaio do Moteto de Vivaldi - In Furore Justissimae Irae, RV 626 - na magnífica Basílica de Notre Dame de Beaune.

Sandrine Piau canta em Furore " Alleluia" - (Vivaldi).

Em 2003 na Romanesque « Basilique Notre Dame de Beaune », Sandrine Piau e o l'Ensemble Amarillis. Sandrine canta "Alleluia" de um Mottetto de Antonio Vivaldi -
In Furore Justissimae Irae, RV 626.

"In Furore Justíssimae Irae, RV 626" - Sandrine Piau. (Vivaldi).

Em 2003 no Music Festival of Beaune.

Primeira Parte:

Sandrine Piau and « l'Ensemble Amarillis »

Segunda Parte:"In Furore Justissimae Irae"

Quell'augellin sen fugge - (Vivaldi) - Sandrine Piau.

The unbelievably talented french soprano Sandrine Piau sings the aria "Quell'augellin sen fugge" from Vivaldi´s opera "La Silvia".

Se in campo armato - A.Vivaldi com Cecilia Gasdia .

A soprano canta uma ária de A. Vivaldi: "Catone in Utica".

São poucos mais de seis minutos de absoluta beleza com com direito a compassos próximos da perfeição.

Armatae face et anguibus - Roberta Invernizzi.

The italian soprano Roberta Invernizzi shows her beatiful voice and marvelous control on the vocal acrobatics in the aria "Armatae face et anguibus" from Vivaldi´s oratorio "Juditha Triumphans" ( audio taken from a live recording)

Outras Notas: Trabalhando com Madeira no Século XVIII.

Concerto para Alaúde RV 93 - (A.Vivaldi) - Giovanni Antonini

"Domine Deus" - (A.Vivaldi) por Cecilia Bartoli.

Viva Vivaldi - "Domine Deus" por Cecilia Bartoli com Il Giardino Armonico, no Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris.

Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Mischa Maisky.

No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Parte 1

Mischa Maisky toca o Prelude, Allemande, e Courante de BWV 1007.

No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Parte 2

Mischa Maisky toca Sarabande, Meneut I, Menuet II, e Gigue de BWV 1007.

Non così mite un giorno - Roberta Invernizzi.

The fabulous soprano Roberta Invernizzi sings an aria from Porpora´s cantata "Dorindo dormi ancor?"

Quintetto Finale: Chi'io Ti Ceda? (A. Scarlatti)

A quintet from the oratorio "La Santissima Trinità."
Singers: Roberto Abbondanza, Veronique Gens, Paul Agnew, Roberta Invernizzi & Vivica Genaux.
Regente:Fabio Biondi
Ensemble: Europa Galante.

Roberta Invernizzi: Cieca Talpa (A. Scarlatti)

An aria sung by Fede (Faith) in the oratorio "La Santissima Trinità."
Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante.

Handel-Tamerlano, HWV18 -"A Dispetto.." - Derek Lee Ragin

Handel-Tamerlano, HWV18
Act III, Scene 4, aria 28
"A dispetto d'un volto ingrato"
(Andronico)

What I think is an outstanding live performance of a Handelian castrato aria, performed here by one of my most favorite male altos, Derek Lee Ragin. I admire his ability to voice-act with such intensity and expressiveness (which is not so common for his voice type) more than his coloratura abilities. I also love the way he combines his striking low range with his countertenor range.

I am not sure if this recital is on DVD but you can find a recorded version of this aria released as a 3 cd box set under Erato label, titled "Handel: Tamerlano" with English Baroque Soloists conducted by Elliot Gardiner. Other roles are sung by Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Jane Findlay and Nigel Robson.

Italian Text:

A dispetto d'un volto ingrato
Piu sdegnato gia s'agita il cor
E nel petto ai tumulti dell'alma
Puo dar calma il mio solo furor

English Translation:

To be scorned by an ungrateful countenance
Makes the heart beat more indignantly
And the tumult of my soul in my breast
Can only be soothed by my wrath (more)

Natalie Dessay: Tu del ciel ministro elletto (Handel)

É absolutamente LINDO!

And aria song by Bellezza (Beauty) in the Handel oratorio "Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno".
Emmanuelle Haïm & Le Concert D'Astrée.

Dessay, Hallenberg, Prina & Breslik: Voglio Tempo (Handel)

A quartet from the Handel oratorio "Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno".
Emmanuelle Haïm & Le Concert d'Astrée