Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Arias for Farinelli October 28, 2011

"This is an astounding voice: rich, brilliant, beautiful" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Vivica Genaux stakes her claim to virtuoso status with an album of Italian Baroque arias written for the legendary Farinelli" (Opera News); "Miss Genaux sings dazzlingly florid passagework and ornament with ease and intelligence" (The Wall Street Journal); "A voice of striking warmth and beauty" (San Francisco Chronicle). Mezzo soprano Vivica Genaux exploded onto the international vocal scene with the release of her Grammy-nominated "Arias for Farinelli" CD in 2002 - the critics went wild for this collection of works associated with the legendary castrato

In a rare San Francisco appearance, Genaux will perform arias from this collection and others. These vocal pyrotechnics will be framed by concertos from Fasch and Telemann, as well as an orchestral suite from Rameau's La Guirlande.

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano

FASCH: Concerto for Two Flutes, Two Oboes and Two Bassoons in D Minor, FWV L:d7

VIVALDI: "Cor mio che prigion sei" from Atenaide, RV 702; "Sin nel placido soggiorno" from La fede tradita e vendicata, RV 712; "Alma oppressa" from La fida ninfa, RV 714
Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano

TELEMANN: Concerto in D Major, TWV 44:1 "Sinfonia Spirituosa"

PORPORA: "Or la nube procellosa" from Polifermo; "Oh volesser gli Dei...Dolci, freschi aurette" from Artaserse (Hasse);
BROSCHI: "Qual guerriero in campo armato" from Idaspe
Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano

RAMEAU: Orchestral suite from La Guirlande

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