{"product_id":"cecilia-bartoli-armida-cd","title":"Cecilia Bartoli - Armida (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eHaydn: Armida \/ Harnoncourt, Bartoli, Concentus Musicus Wien, Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn, Performer: Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo Soprano), Christoph Prégardien (Tenor), Patricia Petibon (Soprano), Scot Weir (Tenor), Oliver Widmer (Baritone), Markus Schäfer (Tenor) Orchestra\/Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt Date of Recording: 06\/2000 Venue: Live Vienna, Austria. Thanks to his omnivorous curiosity, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt has revived an authentic masterpiece. Several opera composers-Lully, Handel, and Gluck-had already availed themselves of the amorous and stormy adventures of the knight Rinaldo and the enchantress Armida, drawn from Tasso's Jerusalem Liberated. Composed in 1784, Haydn's Armida was his the final opera he wrote for his patron Prince Esterházy, but it was also the composer's debut opera seria. Even so-and just like Mozart-Haydn knew how to free himself from the rigid and monotonous alternation of aria and recitative that customarily governed this genre. Thus the final act, which unfolds in an enchanted forest, offers us a half-hour of nearly uninterrupted music, even prefiguring the romantic shape of things to come in the 19th century. This recording was made from a concert performance in June 2000 in Vienna's sumptuous Musikverein under the blazing baton of Harnoncourt. The cast is impeccable-including Christoph Prégardien and Patricia Petibon and dominated by the stunning Cecilia Bartoli, who can swerve within a few bars from boiling anger to the most overwhelming amorous pleading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmida Opera H. 28\/12: Sinfonia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo; Amici Il Fiero Marte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Aria; Vado a Pugnar Contento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo; Armida Ebben Che Pensi?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Aria; Se Dal Suo Braccio Oppresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo Accompagnato; Partã- Rinaldo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Aria; Se Pietade Avete Oh Numi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Marcia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo Accompagnato; Valorosi Compagni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Aria; Dove Son? Che Miro Intorno? - Recitativo Accompagnato; Qual Turbamento Ignoto - Recita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo; Ah Si Scenda Per Poco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Aria; Se Tu Seguir Mi Vuoi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo; Della Mia Fede\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Recitativo Accompagnato; Oh Amico! Oh Mio Rossor!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act I: Duetto; Cara Sarò Fedele\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo; Odi E Serba Il Segreto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Tu Mi Sprezzi E Mi Deridi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo; No Non Mi Pento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Ah Si Plachi Il Fiero Nume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo; Va Pur Folle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Teco Lo Guida Al Campo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo; Ben Simulati Io Credo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo Accompagnato; Armida... Oh Affanno!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Cara È Vero Io Son Tiranno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo Accompagnato; Barbaro! E Ardisci Ancor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Odio Furor Dispetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Recitativo; Eccoti Alfin Rinaldo Reso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Aria; Prence Amato in Questo Amplesso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act II: Terzetto; Partirò Ma Pensa Ingrato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Recitativo Accompagnato; Questa Dunque È la Selva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Aria; Torna Pure Al Caro Bene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Recitativo Accompagnato; Qual Tumulto D'idee M'eccita in Seno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Aria; Ah Non Ferir: T'arresta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Recitativo Accompagnato; Che Inopportuno Incontro!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: [Presto; Oh Dio! Dove Mi Trovo?]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Aria; Dei Pietosi in Tal Cimento - Recitativo Accompagnato; Ed Io M'arresto?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Marcia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Armida Opera H. 28\/12: Act III: Finale; Astri Che in Ciel Splendete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553812975890,"sku":"825646604715","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cecilia-bartoli-armida-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}