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Alessandro is an above-average Handel opera, and this was an above average recording at the time, despite a typically affected performance by René Jacobs. For reasons known only to the marketing department at BMG, the Editio Classica reissue was not released in North America, whereas the Editio Classica reissue of Partenope, originally released seven years earlier than Alessandro, was marketed in North America. Moreover, Partenope was kept in print for more than a decade after Alessandro was allowed to go out of print for the third time. With no better recording of Alessandro on the horizon and Handel operas more popular than ever, reissuing this CD would seem like a foolproof way for BMG to make some easy money with minimal investment. Related OperasSteffani. La superba d'Alessandro. (Hanover 1690). Libretto by Ortensio Mauro. "A slightly altered version was given there in 1691 with the title Il zelo di Leonato, but Rolli followed the original version." (Strohm, page 53). ReferencesWinton Dean. Handel's Operas, 1726-1741 (Boydell Press 2006). R. Strohm. "Handel and his Italian opera texts." Essays on Handel and the Italian Opera. (Oxford University Press 1985). LinksLe magazine de l'opera-baroque page on Alessandro
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