Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)/Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682):
Il Novello Giasone (1671)

Dramma per musica in 3 acts

Libretto: Giacinto Andrea Cicognini with additions by Giovanni Filippo Apollini
Performing edition by Nicola Usula and Marco Beghelli, with Lorenzo Biaconi

Bongiovanni BG 2464/66-2 (3CDs), 2014

CD 1 (70'52): Sinfonia, Prologo, Act I
CD 2 (49'56): Act II
CD 3 (47'54): Act III

Paolo Lopez (Delfa) has the following arias (all in Act I):
Or che farò (CD 1 [6])
Voli il tempo se sa (CD 1 [18])
Se già febre d'amore (CD 1 [27])


DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

Giasone, leader of the Argonauts:Borja Quiza (baritone)
Medea, queen of Colchide:Aurora Tirotta (soprano)
Isifile, queen of Lemno:Roberta Mameli (soprano)
Egeo, king of Athens:Mirko Guardignini (tenor)
Ercole, friend of Giasone:Masashi Mori (bass)
Demo, servant of Egeo:Krystian Adam (tenor)
Delpha, Medea's wetnurse:Paolo Lopez (countertenor)
Oreste, Isifile's servant:Luca Tittolo (bass)
Alinda, Isifile's confidant:Gaia Petrone (mezzo soprano)
Besso, head of Giasone's guard:Luigi de Donato (bass)
Volano, spirit:Pavol Kuban (baritone)
Sole (Sun):Maria Luisa Casali (soprano)
Musica (Music):Gabriella Costa (soprano)
Poesia (Poetry):Giuseppina Bridelli (soprano)
Pittura (Painting):Gaia Petrone (mezzo soprano)
Architettura (Architechture):Krystian Adam (tenor)
Satiro (Satyr):Pavol Kuban (baritone)
Amore (Cupid):Giuseppina Bridelli (soprano)

Oidi - Festival Ensemble:
2 cornetti+flauti, 2 violins, 2 viole da gamba (T/B), harp, theorbo+guitar, violone+lirone, harpsichord+organ

conductor: Antonio Greco

live recording: July 2011, Teatro Verdi, Martina Franca/Italy