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)
Agrippina | Véronique Gens (soprano) |
Nerone | Philippe Jaroussky (sopranista) |
Poppea | Ingrid Perruche (soprano) |
Claudio | Nigel Smith (bass) |
Ottone | Thierry Grégoire (countertenor) |
Pallante | Bernard Deletré (bass) |
Narciso | Fabrice di Falco (countertenor) |
Lesbo | Alain 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).