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Nicolà Antonio Porpora
Recent Recordings
| Nicolà Porpora. Il Verbo in Carne.
Harmonia Mundi Ibérica? (Forthcoming). Anton Steck, Orquesta
Barroca de Sevilla. |
| D. Scarlatti, Roseingrave, Porpora, Hasse,
Arne, Veracini, Handel. Sopranos y castrati en el Londres de
Farinelli. Música Antigua Aranjuez MAA 006 (1 CD, November
2007). La Tempestad. Olalla Alemán, soprano; Xavier Sabata,
countertenor.
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| Nicolà Porpora. Vêpres Vénitiennes. Ligia Digital
LiDi 0202185-07 (1 CD, October 2007).
Details. Includes Vivaldi, concerto RV108 for 2 violins &
recorder and concerto RV410 for cello. Jean-Marc Andrieu,
direction and recorder, Les Passions & Choeur Éclats. Isabelle
Poulenard, soprano; Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Étienne
Mangot, cello. This disk apparently contains excerpts from
Porpora's recently discovered 1744 Vespers for women's choir. It
has been reported on the
Red Priest MSN group that the Vespers (possibly a complete
2-CD set) will be recorded in 2008 for release on Accord.
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 Porpora
& Nicola Fiorenza (c.1700-1764). Notturni per i Defunti.
Fuga Libera FUG 526 (1 CD, June 2007). Stefano Demicheli, La
Stagione Armonica, Dolce & Tempesta. Monica Piccinini, soprano;
Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano. The vocal notturni by Porpora on
this disk reflect the modern style of Neapolitan composers born
~30 years later (e.g., Pergolesi) and could not be confused with
arias from Porpora's operas and cantatas from the 1720s or Il
Gedeone (1737). They are essentially sacred cantatas,
comprised of arias (5 soprano, 4 alto), brief choruses, and
accompanied recitative. In addition to fine singing in the
Porpora works, this disk features exceptional string playing to
the two "sinfonias" by Firenza.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Angelica (marketed as Orlando). Serenata, Naples
1720. K617 177 (2 CDs, November 2005, plus an unwanted DVD with
video excerpts from modern stagings of Angelica (which
wasn't staged in 1720) and the group's prior productions of
Martín y Soler's Ifigenia in Aulide & cantatas by Mariana
Martínez.) Juan Bautista Otero, Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara
(original instruments).
Details (en español). Orlando: Robert Expert, countertenor;
Angelica: Betsabée Haas, soprano; Medoro: Olga Pitarch, soprano.
Libretto by Metastasio & operatic debut of Farinelli as Tirsi.
Heavily cut to fit on 2 CDs, with arias rearranged by the
arrogant conductor who obviously thinks he knows better than
Metastasio how to write a libretto. Three characters, including
Tirsi, were eliminated from this corrupt production although it
was staged in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Farinelli! Nevertheless, this is nicely performed and
recorded and well worthwhile. Only Italian and French versions
of the libretto are included, while much space is wasted on
four-language versions of useless filler and stock photos. This
is a textbook example of how not to package an opera recording.
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| Handel, Lotti, Albinoni, Porpora & Alessandro
Scarlatti. Arias for Senesino. Decca 4756569 (1 CD,
September 2005). Andreas Scholl, countertenor. Ottavio Dantone,
Accademia Bizantina.
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 Porpora.
Leçons de Ténèbres. Arion ARN68690 (1 CD, August 2005).
Details. Jérôme Correas, Les Paladins.
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 Pergolesi
& Porpora. Stabat Mater / Salve Regina. Eloquentia EL0505
(1 CD, June 2005).
Details. Antonio Florio, La Cappella de'Turchini. Maria
Grazia Schiavo, soprano; Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano.
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| Porpora, Fiorenza, Leo & Sabatino. Concerti
Napoletani per Violoncello. Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT 050302
(1 CD, April 2005).
Details. Gaetano Nasillo, cello. Chiara Banchini, Ensemble
415.
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| Vivaldi, Albinoni, Porta & possibly Porpora & Biffi.
Andromeda liberata (1726). DG-Archiv 477 098-2 (2 CDs,
October 2004).
Details. A pasticcio serenata. Michael Talbot believes that
Vivaldi's only contribution was the aria "Sovvente il sole". He
"would assign Andromeda's arias to Porta, Meliso's arias, the
choruses and the Sinfonia to Porpora (who may have used the
tradition of his native city, Naples, in calling the hunting
horns trombe), Daliso's arias to Biffi (with less certainty,
however), Cassiope's arias, Perseo's other aria and perhaps
Andromeda and Perseo's duet to Albinoni."
Goldberg Magazine interview, page 2. Outstanding
recording! Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra. La Stagione
Armonica, Sergio Balestracci, director. Andromeda: Simone
Kermes, soprano; Cassiope: Katerina Beranova, soprano; Melise:
Anna Bonitatibus, contralto; Perseo: Max Emanuel Cencic,
countertenor; Daliso: Mark Tucker, tenor.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Orphans and Virtuosos: Sacred Works. Salve
Regina, Lamentazione II, and 2 sinfonias. SOMM CD 232 (1 CD
2003).
Details. Michele Andalò, countertenor; Capella Teatina,
Saverio Villa, director.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Messa a 4 voci e orchestra, Duetto II per la
Passione di Gesù Cristo, Dixit per soli, coro e archi.
Bongiovanni GB 2330-2 (1 CD 2002). Gianfranco Cosmi, Orchestra
Città Lirica, Capella S. Cecilia della Cattredrale di Lucca.
Gianluca Belfiori Doro, Anna Laura Longo, Leonardo de Lisi,
Francesco Facini.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Violin Sonatas. MDG 620 1034-2 (1 CD 2001).
Anton Steck, violin; Christian Rieger, pedal harpsichord.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Ouverture Royale, Salve Regina, Magnificat, Laudate
Pueri. Bongiovanni GB 2249-2 (1 CD 2000). Gianfranco Cosmi,
Orchestra Città Lirica, Capella S. Cecilia della Cattredrale di
Lucca. Susanna Rigacci, Marco Lazzara, Gregory Bonfatti.
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 Nicolà
Porpora. Il Gedeone. cpo 999 615-2 (2 CDs 1999). Martin
Haselböck, Wiener Akademie & Vokalensemble Nova. Gedeone: Kai
Wessel, countertenor; Ioas: Ulf Bästlein, bass; Sichemi: Linda
Perillo, soprano; Fara: Henning Voss, countertenor; Oreb: Jörg
Waschinski, sopranist; Silve: Johannes Chum, tenor. This is a
fine performance and recording of an oratorio that deserves more
recognition than it has ever received.
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Arias for Farinelli. Harmonia Mundi HMC
901778 (1 CD 2002).
NewOlde.com Review. Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano, René
Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Arias by Hasse, Porpora,
Giacomelli & Riccardo Broschi. One aria, Giacomelli's
"Quell'usignolo che innamorato", was performed with the
ornaments and cadenzas written out by Farinelli, and the others
with ornamentation and cadenzas after Hiller (1778) (six
ornamented arias) and Hiller (1780) (instructions for ornamented
musical singing). There is also a brief concerto by Galuppi. The
booklet includes interesting, original articles by Reinhard
Strohm and René Jacobs.
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Reissued in 2008.
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| Nicolà Porpora. Dorindo, Dormi Ancor.
(Cantata per la Notte di Natale). Bongiovanni GB 2181/82-2 (2
CDs 1995). Estevan Velardi, Alessandro Stradella Consort.
Angelo: Roberta Invernizzi; Dorindo: Rosita Frisani; Montano:
Marco Lazzara.
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Books
| Kurt Markstrom. The Life and Works of Nicolà
Porpora. Forthcoming. |
www.newolde.com/porpora.htm
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Porpora
& Nicola Fiorenza (c.1700-1764). Notturni per i Defunti.
Fuga Libera FUG 526 (1 CD, June 2007). Stefano Demicheli, La
Stagione Armonica, Dolce & Tempesta. Monica Piccinini, soprano;
Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano. The vocal notturni by Porpora on
this disk reflect the modern style of Neapolitan composers born
~30 years later (e.g., Pergolesi) and could not be confused with
arias from Porpora's operas and cantatas from the 1720s or Il
Gedeone (1737). They are essentially sacred cantatas,
comprised of arias (5 soprano, 4 alto), brief choruses, and
accompanied recitative. In addition to fine singing in the
Porpora works, this disk features exceptional string playing to
the two "sinfonias" by Firenza.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP
Nicolà
Porpora. Angelica (marketed as Orlando). Serenata, Naples
1720. K617 177 (2 CDs, November 2005, plus an unwanted DVD with
video excerpts from modern stagings of Angelica (which
wasn't staged in 1720) and the group's prior productions of
Martín y Soler's Ifigenia in Aulide & cantatas by Mariana
Martínez.) Juan Bautista Otero, Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara
(original instruments).
Details (en español). Orlando: Robert Expert, countertenor;
Angelica: Betsabée Haas, soprano; Medoro: Olga Pitarch, soprano.
Libretto by Metastasio & operatic debut of Farinelli as Tirsi.
Heavily cut to fit on 2 CDs, with arias rearranged by the
arrogant conductor who obviously thinks he knows better than
Metastasio how to write a libretto. Three characters, including
Tirsi, were eliminated from this corrupt production although it
was staged in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Farinelli! Nevertheless, this is nicely performed and
recorded and well worthwhile. Only Italian and French versions
of the libretto are included, while much space is wasted on
four-language versions of useless filler and stock photos. This
is a textbook example of how not to package an opera recording.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Porpora.
Leçons de Ténèbres. Arion ARN68690 (1 CD, August 2005).
Details. Jérôme Correas, Les Paladins.
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DE |
FR |
JP
Pergolesi
& Porpora. Stabat Mater / Salve Regina. Eloquentia EL0505
(1 CD, June 2005).
Details. Antonio Florio, La Cappella de'Turchini. Maria
Grazia Schiavo, soprano; Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo-soprano.
FR |
DE
Nicolà
Porpora. Orphans and Virtuosos: Sacred Works. Salve
Regina, Lamentazione II, and 2 sinfonias. SOMM CD 232 (1 CD
2003).
Details. Michele Andalò, countertenor; Capella Teatina,
Saverio Villa, director.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA
Nicolà
Porpora. Messa a 4 voci e orchestra, Duetto II per la
Passione di Gesù Cristo, Dixit per soli, coro e archi.
Bongiovanni GB 2330-2 (1 CD 2002). Gianfranco Cosmi, Orchestra
Città Lirica, Capella S. Cecilia della Cattredrale di Lucca.
Gianluca Belfiori Doro, Anna Laura Longo, Leonardo de Lisi,
Francesco Facini.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA
Nicolà
Porpora. Violin Sonatas. MDG 620 1034-2 (1 CD 2001).
Anton Steck, violin; Christian Rieger, pedal harpsichord.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP