Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Orlando furioso, RV 728

Opera in 3 acts

Libretto: Grazio Braccioli, Teatro San Angelo, Venice, 1727

Opus 111 OP30393 (3 CDs)

CD 1 (70'38): Sinfonia, Act 1
CD 2 (66'21): Act 2
CD 3 (45'41): Act 3

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

OrlandoMarie-Nicole Lemieux (alto)
AlcinaJennifer Lamore (mezzo soprano)
AngelicaVeronica Cangemi (soprano)
RuggieroPhilippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
AstolfoLorenzo Reggazzo (bass-baritone)
BradamanteAnn Hallenberg (mezzo soprano)
MedoroBlandine Staskiewicz (mezzo soprano)

Philippe Jaroussky has the following arias:
Sol da te, mio dolce amore (CD 1 [24])
Che bel morirti in sen (CD 2 [19])
Come l'onda (CD 3 [19])

Ensemble Matheus (on period instruments):
2 clarini, 2 horns, 2 oboes, flute, strings & b.c.

Direction: Christophe Spinosi

Recording: 6/2004, Eglise de Daoulas, Bretagne (France)