Dive into the captivating world of Baroque opera with Alessandro Scarlatti's "Griselda, Op. 114," a masterful work that stands as the last surviving opera by this influential composer. Originally premiered in Rome in 1721, "Griselda" is a testament to Scarlatti's genius and his significant contributions to the Italian Baroque opera tradition. This three-act opera seria, with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno and revisions by an anonymous author, offers a rich tapestry of lyrical charm and dramatic intensity.
"Griselda" tells the tragic story of King Gualtiero of Sicily and his wife Griselda, a shepherdess, navigating the complexities of love, power, and societal expectations. The opera is renowned for its intricate recitatives and arias that showcase Scarlatti's mastery of vocal expression and orchestral accompaniment. The album, released in 2003 by Harmonia Mundi, features a comprehensive tracklist that spans over two hours and twenty-one minutes, providing an immersive experience of this historical and musical treasure.
Alessandro Scarlatti, a key figure in the Neapolitan school of opera, crafted "Griselda" with a deep understanding of the human condition and a keen ear for musical drama. The opera's narrative, set in motion by the marriage of a king to a humble shepherdess, unfolds with a series of lyrical arias and dramatic recitatives that highlight the tensions between country and court life. The album includes a variety of vocal performances, from solo arias to duets and trios, each bringing to life the intricate characters and their intertwined fates.
This recording of "Griselda" is not just a historical artifact but a living piece of art that continues to resonate with audiences today. The opera's themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggle for acceptance are as relevant now as they were in the 18th century. Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, "Griselda, Op. 114" offers a rich and rewarding listening experience that showcases the brilliance of Alessandro Scarlatti and the enduring power of Baroque opera.
2019 harmonia mundi2003 harmonia mundi
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Griselda, Op. 114: SinfoniaAlessandro Scarlatti, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 1: Recitativo & Coro. Questo, o Popoli. Or sei grande (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 2: Recitativo. Eccoti, o Sire (Griselda, Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 2: Aria. In volver ciò che tu brami (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 3: Recitativo. Resta, e saprai (Ottone, Griselda, Gualtiero )Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Lawrence Zazzo, Silvia Tro Santafe
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 3: Aria. Non sospira l'amor d'un regnante (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 4: Recitativo. Regina, se più badi (Ottone, Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 4: Aria. Nell' aspro mio dolor (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 5: Recitativo & Aria. Troppo avvezza è Griselda. Chi Regina (Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 6 & 7: Sinfonia per lo sbarcoAlessandro Scarlatti, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 6 & 7: Aria. Come presto nel porto crudele (Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 6 & 7: Recitativo. Germani, e ben entrambi (Corrado, Roberto, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernarda Fink, Kobie Van Rensburg, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 6 & 7: Aria. Bel labbro, ancor non sai (Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 8: Recitativo. L'arcano in te racchiudi (Gualtiero, Corrado)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 8: Aria. Vago sei, volto amoroso (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 9: Recitativo & Aria. Omai più (Corrado, Roberto). Godi, bell' alma (Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Bernarda Fink, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 10 & 11: Recitativo. Roberto, i nostri venti (Corrado, Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 10 & 11: Aria. Non vi vorrei conoscere (Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 13: Recitativo. Come! Tu nella reggia (Gualtiero, Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 13: Aria. Che bella tirannia (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 14: Recitativo. Everardo, o soave (Griselda, Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 14: Aria. Di' che sogno o che deliro (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 15: Recitatito & Aria. Con beltà sì proterva (Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 16: Recitativo. Son le regie tue stanze (Corrado, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 16: Aria. Non lasciar d'amar chi t'ama (Corrado)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 17: Recitativo. Pria che d'amarti io lasci (Cstanza, Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 17: Aria. Voi sospirate (Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Primo, Scena 18: Recitativo & Aria. Chi vide mai destino eguale al moi (Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 1: Aria. Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 2: Recitativo & Aria. Griselda, anima mia (Ottone, Griselda ). Colomba innamorata (Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Silvia Tro Santafe, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 3: Recitativo. Ho in petto una sol' alma (Griselda, Corrado)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Kobie Van Rensburg, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 3: Aria. Agitata da fiera procella (Corrado)Alessandro Scarlatti, Kobie Van Rensburg, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 4: Recitativo. Figlio, dove t'ascondo (Griselda, Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 4: Aria. Figlio! Tiranno! O Dio! (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 5: Recitatito & Aria. Non giovano lusinghe. Belleze spietate (Ottone)Alessandro Scarlatti, Silvia Tro Santafe, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 6: Recitativo. Ami forse Gualtiero? (Roberto, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 6: Aria. Tu non intendi (Roberto)Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 7: Recitativo. Dove, o Roberto? (Gualtiero, Roberto, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Veronica Cangemi, Bernarda Fink, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 7: Aria. Luce mia bella (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 9: Recitativo & Aria. Sì, con Amor mi sdegno. Qualor Tiranno Amore (Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 10: Recitativo. È deliquio di core (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 10: Aria. Finirà, barbara sorte (Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 10: Sinfonia di CacciaAlessandro Scarlatti, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 12: Recitativo. Sola, se ben tu parti (Costanza, Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 12: Duetto. Non sei quella; eppure il core (Griselda, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 13 & 14: Recitativo. De' tuoi begli occhi è troppo indegno (Gualtiero, Costanza, Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Veronica Cangemi, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 13 & 14: Aria. Vorresti col tuo pianto (Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 15, 16 & 17: Recitativo. Ecco Otton (Griselda, Ottone, Corrado, Gualtiero, Costanza)Alessandro Scarlatti, Dorothea Röschmann, Veronica Cangemi, Silvia Tro Santafe, Kobie Van Rensburg, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Secondo, Scena 15, 16 & 17: Trio. Ti voglio sempre odiar (Gualtiero, Costanza, Griselda)Alessandro Scarlatti, Veronica Cangemi, Lawrence Zazzo, Dorothea Röschmann, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Griselda, Op. 114, Atto Terzo, Scena 5: Recitativo. Eccomi innanzi al mio Monarca (Ottone, Gualtiero)Alessandro Scarlatti, Silvia Tro Santafe, Lawrence Zazzo, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Alessandro Scarlatti, born in Palermo in 1660, stands as one of the most influential figures in Baroque music, particularly renowned for his operatic works and chamber cantatas. Often hailed as the "Italian Orpheus," Scarlatti's compositions laid the groundwork for the Neapolitan school of opera, making him a pivotal figure in the development of classical harmony and the Italian overture. His prolific career spanned over a hundred operas, more than 600 cantatas, and numerous religious works, showcasing his versatility and innovation. Scarlatti's music, characterized by its vividness and singability, reflects his early struggles and relentless drive, making each piece a testament to his genius. His influence extended far beyond his time, inspiring composers like Mozart and leaving an indelible mark on the world of classical music.
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