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Siroe, Rè di Persia
By George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Recordings
 Handel.
Siroe, Rè di Persia. (HWV 24, London 1728). Harmonia
Mundi HMC 901826/27 (2 CDs, February 2004). Abridged version.
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Review by Philippe Gelinaud. Andreas Spering, Cappella
Coloniensis. Siroe: Ann Hallenberg, contralto; Emira: Johanna
Stojkovic, soprano; Laodice: Sunhae Im, soprano; Medarse:
Gunther Schmid, countertenor; Cosroe: Sebastian Noack, baritone;
Arasse: Timm de Jong, bass.
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| Handel. Siroe, Rè di Persia. (HWV 24, London 1728). Virgin (forthcoming?). Alan Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco. This was mentioned on a website several years ago, but the reference has since disappeared. |
Related Operas
Domenico Sarri. Siroe (Naples 1727). This version of the text, used by Handel, was personally influenced by Metastasio. Other composers who set the libretto in 1726-27 were Vinci, Porta, Porpora, and Vivaldi.
| Hasse. Il Siroe (Bologna 1733). Ensemble Serse. Cosroe: Julian Forbes, tenor; Siroe: Katherine Marriott, mezzo-soprano; Emira: Katherine Cooper, contralto; Medarse: Calvin Wells, sopranist; Laodice: Catrine Kirkman, soprano; Arasse: Andrew Pickett, countertenor. Saturday, 27 September 2008, 7 pm, St. Giles Church, Denmark St., London. Details. |
References
Winton 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).