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Metastasio's Olimpiade

In the lead-up to the Olympics, Mark Seow explores settings by Vivaldi, Caldara, Pergolesi & other composers of Metastasio's libretto L'Olimpiade, set at the ancient Greek games.

As excitement builds for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympics Games, Mark Seow explores sport in Baroque opera. L'Olimpiade is a dramma per musica by Metastasio, which was first set to music by Antonio Caldara in 1733. The plot is set at the competitions in ancient Greece, and the opera has virtuosic vocal acrobatics to match. Caldara’s premiere brought an onslaught of competition: Metastasio’s text was then set by many others composers throughout the 18th century – including Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Sarti and Galuppi. Join us for the operatic Olympics

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Sun 14 Jul 2024 17:00
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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia - 1st mvt Allegro)

    Orchestra: Concerto KΓΆln.
    • Sony.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia - 2nd & 3rd mvts)

    Orchestra: Concerto KΓΆln.
    • SONY.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Superbo di me stesso [L'Olimpiade]

    Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Singer: Roberta Invernizzi.
    • ±·΄‘Ï³Υ·‘.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Quel destrier [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Sara Mingardo. Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • ±·΄‘Ï³Υ·‘.

  • Antonio Caldara

    L'Olimpiade (overture)

    Choir: Charivari AgrΓ©able. Conductor: Kah-Ming Ng.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Antonio Caldara

    Mentre dormi [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: Concerto KΓΆln. Conductor: Emmanuelle HaΓ―m.
    • ERATO.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Mentre dormi (L'Olimpiade)

    Singer: Lea Desandre. Ensemble: Jupiter. Director: Thomas Dunford.
    • ALPHA.

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    L'infelice in questo stato [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Max Emanuel CenčiΔ‡. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro. Director: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • DECCA.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Siam navi [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Adèle Charvet. Ensemble: Le Consort.
    • ALPHA.

  • Giuseppe Sarti

    Rendi, oh cara, il prence amato [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Ann Hallenberg. Ensemble: Stile Galante. Conductor: Stefano Aresi.
    • GLOSSA.

  • Giuseppe Maria Orlandini

    Se cerca, de dice [L'Olimpiade]

    Singer: Randall Scotting. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Laurence Cummings.
    • SIGNUM.

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  • Sun 14 Jul 2024 17:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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