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Farinelli, Il Castrato (OST) | Naive V5191

Farinelli, Il Castrato (OST)

Label: Naive

Cat No: V5191

Barcode: 0822186051917

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Soundtrack

Release Date: 1st March 2010

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Contents

Artists

Ewa Mallas-Godlewska (soprano)
Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
Les Talens Lyriques

Works

Broschi, Riccardo

Idaspe
» Ombra fedele anch'io
» Qual guerriero in campo armato
Se al labbro mio non credi (insertion aria for Hasse's Artaserse)
Son qual nave (insertion aria for Hasse's Artaserse)

Handel, George Frideric

Rinaldo, HWV7
» Cara sposa
» Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me weep)

Hasse, Johann Adolph

Artaserse
» Overture
Cleofide
» Generoso risuegliati o core

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista

Salve Regina in C minor

Porpora, Nicola

Polifemo
» Alto Giove

Artists

Ewa Mallas-Godlewska (soprano)
Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
Les Talens Lyriques

About

A re-issue of Naïve’s best selling soundtrack to the film ‘Farinelli’, the 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

It stars Stefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by Belgian director Gérard Corbiau. Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato. Through the film, the general public discovered a whole repertoire of works for a voice that can no longer be heard today.

The soundtrack from the film became a bestseller, as we discovered with delight some beautiful pieces by Handel, Pergolesi, Hasse, Porpora and others, in a unique interpretation.

Contents:
Porpora:
- Polifemo: ‘Alto Giove’
Broschi:
- ‘Son qual nave ch’agitata’
- ‘Se al labbro moi non credi’
- Idaspe: ‘Ombra fedele anch’io’
Hasse:
- Artaserse: overture
Pergolesi:
- Salve Regina
Handel:
- Almirena: ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’
- Rinaldo: ‘Cara sposa’, overture
- Cleofilde: ‘Generoso risuegliati o core’

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