Serpent & Fire
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.ALPHA250

By Anna Prohaska, Giovanni Antonini, and Il Giardino Armonico. By Antonio Sartorio, Castello, Castrovillari, Cavalli, Christoph Graupner, George Frideric Handel, Hasse, Henry Purcell, Locke, and Rossi. Country of Origin: Austria. Classical. Listening CD (1 disc). Published by Alpha (NX.ALPHA250).

This creative program comes to us from German soprano Anna Prohaska. In this endeavor, Anna follows the queens of Egypt and Carthage, (Dido and Cleopatra), across first century Europe. The works featured on this release come from the biggest names in Baroque names, like Cavalli, Handel, Purcell, and Hasse, as well as lesser known composers such as Graupner and Castrovillari. These opera arias are all virtuosic and passionate, and Prohaska delivers them with a fervor that has solidified her reputation in the world of opera. This is the first in a series of releases that will be recorded by Anna Prohaska. For this release, she is joined by Il Giardino Armonico- one of today's most accomplished Baroque ensembles. The ensemble is directed by Giovanni Antonini, who is also heard as a recorder soloist in some of these arias. Anna Prohaska is a leading star in her native Germany. She has sung on the world's finest opera stages, including La Scala and Covent Garden.

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