SIMONE KERMES

 

Lava

 

Opera Arias from 18th Century Napoli

 

1. Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade - Tu me da me divide

2. Porpora: Lucio Papirio - Morte amara

3. Porpora: Flavio Anicio Olibrio - Se non dovesse il pie

4. Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse - Fra cento affanni e cento

5. Leonardo Leo: Il Demetrio - Manca sollecita

6. Hasse: Viriate - Come nave in mezzo all’onde

7. Pergolesi: Adriano in Siria - Lieto cosi talvolta

8. Hasse: Antigono - Perche se tanti siete

9. Vinci: Artaserse - No che non ha la sorte… Vo solcando un mar crudele

10. Porpora: Lucio Papirio - Tocco il porto

11. Hasse: Didone Abbandonata - Tu dici ch’io non speri… L’augelletto in lacci stretto

12. Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade - Mentre dormi amor fomenti

 

Le Musiche Nove / Claudio Osele

 

Lava is a collection of rediscovered opera gems from 18^th Century Naples, performed by soprano Simone Kermes and the period instrument ensemble Le Musiche Nove. Musical direction is by Claudio Osele, the Italian musicologist and conductor who worked with Cecilia Bartoli on four of her successful concept albums. Naples and Versuvius provide the linking theme between all of the pieces, nine of which are world premiere recordings (all tracks except those by Pergolesi).

 

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