Handel: Partenope

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Multiple Set of 3 CDs

Handel: Partenope

Running Time: 190:03

Release Date: May 2005
Originally recorded in November 2004

Composer (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel

Soprano Voice soprano - Partenope
Rosemary Joshua

Solo tenor - Emilio
Kurt Streit

Solo counter-tenor - Armindo
Stephen Wallace

Solo bass-baritone - Ormonte
Andrew Foster-Williams

Solo contralto - Rosmira
Hilary Summers

Solo counter-tenor - Arsace
Lawrence Zazzo

Orchestra
Early Opera Company

Conductor
Christian Curnyn

Venue
All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London

Producer
Nicholas Anderson

Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Engineer (Assistant)
Michael Common

Engineer (Assistant)
John Benton

Genre:
Opera
Early Music

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Partenope

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

(1685-1759)

Partenope

190:15

An opera in three acts

Based on a libretto by Silvio Stampiglia

Edited by Clifford Bartlett

COMPACT DISC ONE

Ouverture

6:32

Act I

Scene I

'Tu dell' eccelse Mura'

0:41

Partenope

No. 1. 'Viva viva Partenope viva' -

1:19

Chorus

'Miei Fidi arride il Cielo'

Partenope

Scene II

'Arsace'

1:22

Armindo, Arsace, Partenope, Rosmira

Scene III

'Regina, in folte Schiere'

0:41

Ormonte, Arsace, Armindo, Partenope, Rosmira

'No. 2. 'L' Amore ed il Destin'

3:04

Partenope

No. 3. 'O Eurimene hà l' idea di Rosmira'

2:31

Arsace

Scene IV

'Cavalier, se gli Dei'

1:19

Rosmira, Armindo

No. 4. 'Se non ti sai spiegar'

4:02

Rosmira

10.

'Armindo ardisci e prova'

0:15

Armindo

11.

No. 5. 'Voglio dire al mio tesoro'

4:50

Armindo

Scene V

12.

'Ah! ch' un volto fatal mi dà gran pena!'

2:02

Arsace, Rosmira

13.

No. 6. 'Un altra volta ancor'

2:48

Rosmira

14.

'Rosmira, oh! Dio! Rosmira'

0:18

Arsace

15.

No. 7. 'Sento Amor con novi Dardi'

5:39

Arsace

Scene VI

16.

'Stan pronti i miei Guerrieri a stringer l' armi?'

0:32

Partenope, Ormonte

17.

No. 8. 'T' appresta forse amore'

4:09

Ormonte

Scene VII

18.

'Signora'

1:23

Armindo, Partenope

Scene VIII

'E di che reo son Io?' -

Arsace, Partenope

19.

No. 9. 'Per te moro' -

0:49

Arsace, Partenope

'Taci, basta'

Arsace, Partenope

Scene IX

20.

'E se giunge Eurimene?'

2:17

Partenope, Arsace, Rosmira

21.

No. 10. 'Sei mia gioja, sei mio bene'

3:29

Partenope

22.

'I novelli amor tuoi'

0:28

Rosmira, Arsace

23.

No. 11. 'Dimmi pietoso Ciel'

4:23

Arsace

Scene X

24.

'Ecco Emilio'

2:05

Ormonte, Emilio, Partenope, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace

25.

No. 12. 'Anch' Io pugnar saprò'

3:33

Emilio

Scene XI

26.

'Arsace, tu sarai'

1:07

Partenope, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace, Ormonte

27.

No. 13. 'Io ti levo l' Impero dell' Armi'

6:20

Partenope

Scene XII

28.

'Lascia deh! lascia, o Prence'

0:43

Arsace, Rosmira, Armindo

29.

No. 14. 'È figlio il mio timore'

3:23

Arsace

Scene XIII

30.

'Prence, di te mi lagno'

0:40

Armindo, Rosmira

31.

No. 15. 'Io seguo sol fiero'

5:09

Rosmira

77:57

COMPACT DISC TWO

Act II

Scene I

No. 16. [Sinfonia]

0:43

'Forti mie Schiere, alla vicina Impresa'

0:24

Emilio

No. 17. Marche

1:00

'Ma le nemiche Squadre'

0:26

Emilio, Partenope

No. 18. 'Con valorosa mano'

1:06

Emilio, Partenope, All

'Soccorso'

0:18

Partenope, Armindo

No. 19. Sinfonia

0:43

'Renditi, o pure estinto'

1:14

Emilio, Arsace, Rosmira, Partenope, Ormonte

No. 20. 'Vi circondi la Gloria d' Allori'

1:38

Partenope, Arsace, Armindo, Rosmira, Ormonte

Scene II

10.

No. 21. 'Contro un pudico Amor cotanto sdegno'

0:48

Emilio

11.

No. 22. 'Barbaro Fato sì'

4:51

Emilio

Scene III

12.

No. 23. 'Care Mura in si bel giorno'

1:42

Partenope

13.

'Emilio!'

2:36

Partenope, Emilio, Rosmira, Arsace, Ormonte, Armindo

14.

No. 24. 'Voglio amare insin ch' Io moro'

6:24

Partenope

Scene IV

15.

'Ti bramo Amico, e teco'

0:27

Arsace, Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira

16.

No. 25. 'E vuoi con dure tempre'

3:09

Arsace, Rosmira

Scene V

17.

'Non può darsi in un petto'

1:58

Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira

18.

No. 26. 'Furie son dell' Alma mia'

3:54

Rosmira

Scene VI

19.

'A prò di chi t' offese'

1:15

Partenope, Arsace

20.

No. 27. 'Porterti dir vorrei'

4:03

Arsace

Scene VII

21.

'Regina'

1:17

Armindo, Partenope

22.

No. 28. 'Non chiedo o luci vaghe'

3:06

Armindo

23.

'Più d' ogn' altro sarebbe'

0:18

Partenope

24.

No. 29. 'Qual Farfalletta'

6:14

Partenope

Scene VIII

25.

'Quanto godo Eurimene'

1:04

Armindo, Rosmira

Scene IX

26.

'Rosmira mia, mio bene!'

0:43

Arsace, Rosmira

27.

No. 30. 'Furibondo spira il vento'

4:23

Arsace

55:49

COMPACT DISC THREE

ACT III

Scene I

No. 31. Sinfonia

0:39

'Regina ti compiace'

0:41

Armindo, Partenope, Arsace, Emilio

No. 32. 'Non è incauto il mio consiglio'

1:36

Armindo, Emilio, Arsace, Partenope

Scene II

'Partenope, Eurimene'

1:45

Rosmira, Partenope, Arsace, Armindo, Emilio

No. 33. 'Arsace, oh Dio! così'

1:06

Rosmira

'Chi m' apre i lumi, e che mi scioglie il Core?'

0:28

Partenope, Emilio, Armindo

'No. 34. 'Spera e godi o mio Tesoro'

3:23

Partenope

Scene III

'Prencipe ardir'

1:06

Emilio, Armindo, Rosmira, Arsace

No. 35. 'La Spence ti consoli'

4:22

Emilio

Scene IV

10.

'Rosmira, ove ti guida'

1:37

Arsace, Rosmira

11.

No. 36. 'Ch' Io parta? sì crudele'

4:15

Arsace

12.

'Oh Dio! perchè dal petto'

0:23

Rosmira

13.

No. 37. 'Quel volto mi piace'

3:07

Rosmira

Scene V

14.

'Ormonte; ti destino'

0:52

Partenope, Ormonte, Armindo

15.

No. 38. 'Nobil Core, che ben ama'

3:44

Armindo

Scene VI

16.

'Non chiedo, oh miei tormenti!'

0:34

Arsace

17.

No. 39. 'Ma quai note di mesti lamenti'

2:50

Arsace

Scene VII

18.

No. 40. 'Cieli che miro!

0:49

Rosmira

Scene VIII

19.

'(Ma Partenope vien; finger degg' Io)'

1:19

Rosmira, Partenope, Arsace

20.

No. 41. 'Un Cor infedele'

2:58

Partenope, Arsace, Rosmira

21.

'Passo di duolo in duolo'

0:13

Arsace

22.

No. 42. 'Fatto è Amor un Dido d' Inferno'

3:03

Arsace

Scene IX

23.

'Di bel Desire avvampo'

0:23

Emilio, Armindo

24.

No. 43. 'La Gloria in nobil alma'

4:43

Emilio

25.

No. 44. Sinfonia

0:39

The last Scene

26.

'Regina, in queste arene'

3:44

Ormonte, Partenope, Emilio, Rosmira, Armindo, Arsace

27.

No. 45. 'Sì scherza sì'

4:04

Partenope

28.

'Armindo sia mio Sposo'

0:29

Partenope, Armindo, Arsace, Rosmira

29.

No. 46. 'D' Imeneo le belle Sede'

1:34

Chorus

56:29

Solo: Kurt Streit tenor - Emilio

Solo: Stephen Wallace counter-tenor - Armindo

Solo: Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone - Ormonte

Solo: Hilary Summers contralto - Rosmira

Solo: Lawrence Zazzo counter-tenor - Arsace

Orchestra: Early Opera Company

Conductor: Christian Curnyn

15-19 November 2004

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Reviews

The cast has no weak links, and Curnyn directs a performance devoid of the mannerisms and quirks of some Handelians

The Sunday Times

… Christian Curnyn has as infallible a sense of tempo and musico-dramatic shape… as the composer himself.The orchestral playing is light-fingered, colourful and sprightly, and the company commands a roster of the best singers among the younger generation of Handelians.

The Times

Handel collectors needn’t hesitate

Guardian

Listening to these discs has reminded me of full of enchanting music ‘Paretnope’ is…. In sum, then, if you have the Kuijken set, you don’t need to throw it away, but anyone new to this delightful opera should give the Chandos set – in state-of-the-art sound – a try. Die-hard Handelians, of course, will want both.

International Record Review

Handel’s 1730 opera is a genial and light-hearted affair that tells of Queen Partenope’s struggle to choose between three suitors. Rosemary Joshua gives a warm, intelligent and beautifully characterised account of the title role (her aria ‘Spera e godi’, in which she speaks of two lovers in turn is a triumph). The rest of the singing is all good, and Curnyn’s direction is lively and well-paced.

Classic FM

Christian Curnyn, our most original Handelian, directed the small band with his usual intense concentration and a sense of style and pacing.

The Times on their performance of Handel’s Amadigi

All in all it was a superb musical performance and a tantalising glimpse of an alternative approach to baroque opera.”

"Andante.com on the Company’s performance of Hande

Christian Curnyn conducts a highly competent performance thoroughly in the groove of modern Handelian style, with a cast that has no vocal weaknesses and many dramatic virtues.

Gramophone

The singers are generally excellent: Rosemary Joshua deploys vocal beauty to advantage in her portrayal of the charismatic Queen of Naples, Hilary Summers’s powerful contralto is ideal for the vengeful but ultimately forgiving Rosmira, and Lawrence Zazzo has the virtuosity and emotional range to make the best of the penitent Arsace, contrasting with the soft-grained countertenor of Stephen Wallace as Armindo, the modest prince who finally gain’s Partenope’s affection.

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