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Handel spent many years in Italy during his youth and it was here that he composed his anti-heroic comedy, Agrippina, at the age of twenty-four, before eventually settling down in London. Its immoral, corrupt and decadent plots are presented as an inherent part of daily life for the ruling class of ancient Rome, along with their insatiable desire for political and sexual power. Handel was fascinated by Italian music and composed this particular opera in less than three weeks upon the request of a Venetian theatre, where it was then performed some twenty-seven nights in a row. Such was the enormity of the opera’s success that it firmly established the young composer’s reputation in Europe as a result. The score is bursting with emotion and has so many twists and turns that even the Venetians, who were used to these kinds of storylines, were blown away. The colourful libretto includes betrayals, assassinations, feigned love and lies of every kind – all of which are elements that the American film industry delights in incorporating into the films of today under the direction of someone like Martin Scorsese or the Coen brothers.
This studio recording was made in the Dolomites in May 2019, in conjunction with a European tour and features a dazzling cast led by the fierce Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina). This is DiDonato is at her very best, combining her vocals with marvellously conducted flourishes. She perfectly encapsulates the difficult, multi-faceted role by reflecting each one of Agrippina’s personality traits, from formidable intelligence and masterful manipulation to being a loving mother and wife. Joining her onstage is an exceptional cast that includes Franco Fagioli (Nerone), Jakub Józef Orliński (Ottone), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Giunone) and Elsa Benoit (Poppea), along with the II Pomo d’Oro ensemble, feverishly conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev. This can only be described as a Handel grand cru. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Agrippina, HWV 6 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Luca Pisaroni, Bass (Claudio) - Biagio Pizzuti, Baritone (Lesbo) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Andrea Mastroni, Bass (Pallante) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-soprano (Agrippina) - Elsa Benoit, Soprano (Poppea) - Franco Fagioli, Counter-Tenor (Nerone) - Jakub Jozef Orlinski, Counter-Tenor (Ottone) - Carlo Vistoli, Counter-Tenor (Narciso) - Il Pomo d'Oro - Maxim Emelyanychev, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Handel spent many years in Italy during his youth and it was here that he composed his anti-heroic comedy, Agrippina, at the age of twenty-four, before eventually settling down in London. Its immoral, corrupt and decadent plots are presented as an inherent part of daily life for the ruling class of ancient Rome, along with their insatiable desire for political and sexual power. Handel was fascinated by Italian music and composed this particular opera in less than three weeks upon the request of a Venetian theatre, where it was then performed some twenty-seven nights in a row. Such was the enormity of the opera’s success that it firmly established the young composer’s reputation in Europe as a result. The score is bursting with emotion and has so many twists and turns that even the Venetians, who were used to these kinds of storylines, were blown away. The colourful libretto includes betrayals, assassinations, feigned love and lies of every kind – all of which are elements that the American film industry delights in incorporating into the films of today under the direction of someone like Martin Scorsese or the Coen brothers.
This studio recording was made in the Dolomites in May 2019, in conjunction with a European tour and features a dazzling cast led by the fierce Joyce DiDonato (Agrippina). This is DiDonato is at her very best, combining her vocals with marvellously conducted flourishes. She perfectly encapsulates the difficult, multi-faceted role by reflecting each one of Agrippina’s personality traits, from formidable intelligence and masterful manipulation to being a loving mother and wife. Joining her onstage is an exceptional cast that includes Franco Fagioli (Nerone), Jakub Józef Orliński (Ottone), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Giunone) and Elsa Benoit (Poppea), along with the II Pomo d’Oro ensemble, feverishly conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev. This can only be described as a Handel grand cru. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Details of the original recording : Recorded 2019
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 122 track(s)
- Total length: 03:49:20
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Joyce DiDonato, Elsa Benoit, Franco Fagioli, Luca Pisaroni, Jakub Józef Orliński, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Il Pomo d'oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: Warner Classics
- Area: Allemagne
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Baroque Music
© 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2020 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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