Porpora Il Maestro

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Product Description ------------------- Following a successful first album on naïve, Arias for Caffarelli, this new of Franco Fagioli, the hit countertenor in Europe, offers 12 opera arias by Nicola Porpora, who was both a composer and a teacher - of Caffarelli, Senesino and Farinelli, among many others. Franco Fagioli, through his amazing virtuosity and breathtaking emotional power, pays tribute to the original and refined vocal art nurtured by Porpora in the framework of Nes in the 18th century. The features hits such as Polifemo's 'Alto Giove' but also lesser-known scores, performed with the baroque spets of Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by Alessandro de Marchi: Ezio, Meride e Selinunte, Semiramide riconosciuta, Didone abbandonata, Il verbo in carne, Carlo il calvo, Vulcano, Il ritiro. 'To learn by singing his arias, what a joy, and what a challenge! His special way of writing, full of trills, long passages of coloraturas, endless long phrases in melancholic arias . . . So emotional, deep and effective at the same time . . . As a great teacher he was, after some of his arias you are ready to sing any other baroque aria. What an honour to sing your music. What an honour to feel in my body the music you wrote. Thank you! See you in the next lesson! Grazie maestro!' -- Franco Fagioli Review ------ 'Fagioli is a beguiling interpreter, both in the big display pieces, where his vocal athleticism is staggering, and in more numbers' -- The Guardian 'The voice has a burdy intensity and aromatic smoothness, consistent throughout its wide range...this is a real ear-opener of a disc.' --The Daily Telegraph "...particularly brilliant." --Stephen Francis Vasta, Opera News 2015