No.18, Duetto: "Se viver non deff'io" (Sifare, Aspasia)
7:54
80.
No.20, Aria: "Vado incontro al fato estremo" (Mitridate)
2:37
Total time: 223:34
Solo:Miah Persson (soprano) - Aspasia - betrothed to Mitridate
Solo:Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) - Farnace - Mitridate's elder son
Solo:Klara Ek (soprano) - Ismene - daughter of the King of Parthia
Solo:Anna Devin (tenor) - Marzio - a Roamn tribune
Solo:Anna Devin (soprano) - Arbate - governor of Nymphaea
Orchestra: Orchestra of Classical Opera
Conductor:Ian Page
Notes
Classical Opera continue their series of Mozart Operas on Signum with Mozart’s Mitridate, re di Ponto, K. 87 (74a).
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Reviews
“… the arias are exciting and Ian Page’s conducting of the Orchestra of Classical Opera provides both momentum and detail… His cast is up to the vocal demands, which are bravura in the extreme.”
Opera Now – January 2015
“… Classical Opera’s recording has plenty of vitality and a cast who romp through their virtuoso arias.”
The Financial Times – 13 December 2014
"The orchestral sound makes you sit up and take notice right from the outset? this also, like so much else in this recording, speaks highly of Ian Page’s direction. Throughout, he is utterly sensitive to the conventions of the genre and knows when to obey them and when to subvert them"
MusicWeb-International.com – December 2015
“This excellent recording is probably the one that Mozart completists will want to have: it contains not only unflaggingly stylish virtuosic singing...but also a useful compendium of seven previously unrecorded arias and a duet...The supporting soloists are also first rate, and Ian Page and the Orchestra of the Classical Opera company provide exemplary accompaniment throughout.” ****
The Daily Telegraph – 17 November 2014
“Banks dispatches the fiendish demands of the [title] role with impressive security and vividness...A consistent cast without any weak links. Classical Opera's achievement is at least the equal of any version hitherto in the opera's distinguished discography…lan Page nurtures a performance that crackles, beguiles, thrills and moves by turns exactly as Mozart’s opera requires"
Gramophone magazine – November 2014
"This performance is as committed and engaging if you could wish for; the hours – almost four if you include those extras – fly by. It’s almost budget price as well with essay texts and translations"
BBC Radio 3 - CD Review
" This performance under Ian Page is a first-rate ensemble effort in an opera that carries no passengers when it comes to vocal pyrotechnics … This splendid achievement, a genuine rival to Christophe Rousset’s star-studded 1999 Decca version, is given added documentary value by the inclusion of a fourth CD containing the original versions of eight arias the teenage Mozart changed at the behest of his cast."
Opera Magazine - November 2014
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