Haydn - Operas, Vol. 1 - Antal Dorati [Lossless][10 CD Box Set]

Album Info:
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor: Antal Dorati
Performer: Pablo Loerkens, Antal Dorati, Francis Marcellin, Fritz Widmer, Alan Titus, et al.
Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
Number of Discs: 10
Format: Box set
Label: Philips

Volume One (Of 2) of Haydn’s Operas. Sung in Italian. The Two Collectors’ Edition Boxes Will Contain all Eight Operas on Twenty Cds. Haydn’s Operas Are Still Something of a Rarity Both in the Theatre and on Record. Antal Dorati’s Advocacy of Haydn’s Music During the 1970s Resulted in Numerous Award-winning Recordings, Including his Legendary Cycle of all the Symphonies as Well his Series of Operas for Philips. The Eight Opera Recordings were Made with the Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne During the Late 1970s and Went on to Achieve International Distinction and Acclaim. These Pioneering Recordings also Introduced Many Singers who were in the Early Stages of their Careers. Some of the Names Associated with These Recordings Include Elly Ameling, Arleen Auger, Ileana Cotrubas, Jessye Norman, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Frederica Von Stade.

Cast:
Armida (1784)
Armida – Jessye Norman (soprano)
Rinaldo - – Claes H Ahnsjö (tenor)
Zelmira – Norma Burrowes (soprano)
Idreno – Samuel Ramey (bass baritone)
Ubaldo – Robin Leggate (tenor)
Clotarco – Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)

La fedeltà premiata (1781)
Celia - Lucia Valentini-Terrani (mezzo-soprano)
Fileno – Tonny Landy (tenor)
Amaranta - Frederica von Stade (soprano)
Perrucchetto – Alan Titus (baritone)
Nerina – Ileana Cotrubas (soprano)
Lindoro – Luigi Alva (tenor)
Melibeo – Maurizio Mazzieri (baritone)
Diana – Kari Lövaas (soprano)

Orlando paladino (1782)
Angelica – Arleen Auger (soprano)
Eurilla – Elly Ameling (soprano)
Alcina – Gwendolyn Killebrew (mezzo-soprano)
Orlando – George Shirley (tenor)
Medoro - Claes H Ahnsjö (tenor)
Rodomonte - Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
Pasquale - Domenico Trimarchi (bass baritone)
Caronte - Maurizio Mazzieri (baritone)
Licone – Gabor Carelli (tenor)

La vera costanza (1779)
Rosina – Jessye Norman (soprano)
Lisetta – Helen Donath (soprano)
Il conte Errico - Claes H Ahnsjö (tenor)
Villotto Villano – Wladimiro Ganzarolli (bass)
Masino - Domenico Trimarchi (bass baritone)
La baronessa Irene - Kari Lövaas (soprano)
Il marchese Ernesto - Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)

Choeurs de la Radio Suisse Romande
Orchestre de Chambere de Lausanne
Antal Dorati (harpsichord and conductor)

Tracklist:
Too long to post, see here.

Review of this set here.

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