This creative program comes to us from German soprano Anna Prohaska. In this endeavor, Anna follows the queens of Egypt and Carthage, (Dido and Cleopatra), across first century Europe. The works featured on this release come from the biggest names in Baroque names, like Cavalli, Handel, Purcell, and Hasse, as well as lesser known composers such as Graupner and Castrovillari. These opera arias are all virtuosic and passionate, and Prohaska delivers them with a fervor that has solidified her reputation in the world of opera. This is the first in a series of releases that will be recorded by Anna Prohaska. For this release, she is joined by Il Giardino Armonico- one of today's most accomplished Baroque ensembles. The ensemble is directed by Giovanni Antonini, who is also heard as a recorder soloist in some of these arias. Anna Prohaska is a leading star in her native Germany. She has sung on the world's finest opera stages, including La Scala and Covent Garden.

Tracklist:

Overture - Il Giardino Armonico
Ah, Belinda, I Am Press'd with Torment - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico
Holdestes Lispeln Der Spielenden Fluthen - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico
Non Voglio Amar - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico
Lilk - Il Giardino Armonico
Curtain Tune - Il Giardino Armonico
A Dio Regni, a Dio Scettri - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico
Quando Voglio - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico
Galliard - Il Giardino Armonico 1
Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman - Il Giardino Armonico 1
Der Himmel - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Infido Cupido - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Agitato Da Tempeste - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Che Sento? O Dio! - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Se PietÃ Di Me Non Senti - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
GiÃ Su Desta la Tempesta - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Sonate No. 15 A 4 - Il Giardino Armonico 1
Re De' Getuli Altero - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 1
Morte Col Fiero Aspetto - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 2
Passacaglia - Il Giardino Armonico 2
Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico 2
Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in Earth - Anna Prohaska/Il Giardino Armonico

UPC: 3760014192500
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 9.30.16
Format: CD

Anna Prohaska / Il Giardino Armonico / Antonini - Serpent & Fire: Music By Purcell / Handel (CD)