Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710

Drama per musica in tre atti
Libretto: Antonio Salvi
Reconstruction of the score: Fabio Biondi

Virgin 50999 6045450 9 (2 CDs), 2010

CD 1: Act 1 ([1]-[28]) + Act 2 ([29]-[33]) (65'05)
CD 2: Act 2 ([1]-[21]) + Act 3 ([22]-[43]) (78'56)

Philippe Jaroussky has the following arias:
Quella beltà (CD 1 [15], 2'10)
Sento con qual diletto (CD 1 [26], 3'36)
Io sembro appunto (CD 2 [15], 3'20)
Spera, bell'idol mio (CD 2 [35], 1'26; duetto with Martesia)


DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

AntiopeaVivica Genaux (mezzo soprano)
IppolitaJoyce DiDonato (mezzo soprano)
OraziaPatricia Ciofi (soprano)
MartesiaDiana Damrau (soprano)
ErcoleRolando Villazón (tenor)
TeseoRomina Basso (mezzo soprano)
AlcestePhilippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
TelamoneTopi Lehtipuu (tenor)

Coro da Camera "Santa Cecilia" di Borgo San Lorenzo
Europa Galante (on period instruments):
2 hrn., timp., 3 ob., 2 bsn., strings (with viola d'amore) and b.c.

violin, viola d'amore and conductor: Fabio Biondi

recording: July 24-31, 2008, January 2-6, 2009, and June 6-7, 2010, Teatro della Pergola, Florence/Italy