NICOLA PORPORA (1686-1768): Overture to Polifemo, Arias from the Operas Arianna in Naxo, David e Bersabea, Calcante e Achille, Polifemo and Mitridate, GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759): Arias from the Operas Alcina, HWV 34, Ariodante, HWV 33, Tolomeo, HWV 25 and Catone in Utica, HWV A7, Suite de ballet from Ariodante.
Catalogue Number: 05U018
Label: Arcana
Reference: A 461
Format: CD
Price: $18.98
Description: Souvenirs of the period between 1734 and 1737 when opera companies devoted to the two composers conducted a spirited rivalry to capture public attention in Italian-opera-mad London. Italian-English texts. Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo), Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu; Franck-Emmanuel Comte.