Great Singers
With Peggy Reynolds. The castrato
Farinelli was the most adored singer of the early 18th century. Orchestral musicians would forget to play when they heard the sound of his voice.
One fashionable lady cried out, "One God, one Farinelli!" The sound of his voice even revived the reclusive
Philip V of Spain. Music includes: Porpora Solfeggio No 3 (3rd mvt) Aris Christofellis (soprano), instrumental ensemble
Handel Quel Gelsomino , che Imperla il Prato (Riccardo Primo )
Claire Brua (soprano), Les Talens
Lyriques, conductor Christophe Rousset Mozart Al Mio Ben Mi Veggio Avanti (Ascanio in Alba)
Aris Christofellis (soprano),
Ensemble Seicentonovecento, conductor Flavio Colusso
INVENTING AMERICA