George Frideric Handel(1685-1759): Agrippina

Opera seria in 3 acts
Libretto: Vincenzo Grimani

Dynamic CDS 431/1-3 (3 CDs), 2004

CD 1: Act 1 ([1]-[23]) (51'23)
CD 2: Act 1 ([1]-[12]) + Act 2 ([13]-[36]) (59'32)
CD 3: Act 2 ([1]-[9]) + Act 3 ([10]-[23]) (55'04)

Philippe Jaroussky has the following arias:
Con saggio tuo consiglio (CD 1 [3], 3'51)
Qual piacer (CD 1 [10], 2'35)
Quando invita (CD 2 [36], 2'48)
Coll'ardor del tuo bel core (CD 3 [13], 2'19)
Come nube che fugge dal vento (CD 3 [19], 3'31)

Fabrice di Falco has the following arias:
Volo pronto e lieto il core (CD 1 [7], 2'53)
Spererò, poi che mel dice (CD 3 [5], 1'04)


DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

AgrippinaVéronique Gens (soprano)
NeronePhilippe Jaroussky (sopranista)
PoppeaIngrid Perruche (soprano)
ClaudioNigel Smith (bass)
OttoneThierry Grégoire (countertenor)
PallanteBernard Deletré (bass)
NarcisoFabrice di Falco (countertenor)
LesboAlain Buet (bass)

La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roi (on period instruments):
2 tpt., timp., 2 (ob.+rec.), solo vl., strings (6+4,3,3,1+viol) and b.c. (2 hpchd., lt.)

conductor: Jean-Claude Malgoire

live recording: March 21 and 25, 2003, Théâtre Municipal, Tourcoing/France


Note: Nerone is a soprano rôle, whereas Narciso is an alto rôle (in contrast to the booklet).