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La nascita dell'opera (The birth of opera)

Soprano Magdalena Kozena and La Cetra perform in a concert that mines the dramatic wealth of early Italian opera.

Soprano Magdalena Ko啪en谩 and La Cetra perform in a concert that mines the dramatic wealth of early Italian opera. From that great operatic pioneer Monteverdi to Marula, composers revelled in the dramatic potential of the new form to explore the depths of human emotions through the power of the voice. Works by Uccellini and Castello sit alongside a passionate aria from Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea and his opera in all but name, the 'scena' Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda in a concert recorded at 2018's Verbier Festival.

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Act II: Tea (Chinese Dance)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Marco Uccellini

    Aria sopra La Bergamasca Op.3`5

    Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Disprezzata regina

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Tarquinio Merula

    Folle e ben che si crede

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Tarquinio Merula

    Ballo detto Polliccio

    Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Si dolce e'l tormento

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Dario Castello

    Sonata XV a quatro

    Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Biagio Marini

    Passacaglie a 4

    Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Ensemble: La Cetra. Director: Johannes Keller.

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Jul 2019 22:00