Jean-Claude Malgoire, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy - George Frideric Handel: Agrippina (2004)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 172 min | 7,05+3,83 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2003
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 172 min | 7,05+3,83 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | Recorded: 2003
Agrippina was staged for the first time in late December 1709 - or possibly at the beginning of 1710 - at Venice’s Teatro San Grisostomo and met with enormous success, as testified by twenty-seven following performances, a record number even for 18th-century standards. Agrippina’s triumph sanctioned Handel’s definitive investiture as an operatic composer. After nearly 300 years this opera appears as a masterpiece of 18th-century music and an innovative work, considering that when Handel composed it he was just twenty-four years old. The composer’s melodic creativity and sense of theatre are quite remarkable. The cast, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire, includes Véronique Gens in the title role.
Performer:
Agrippina - Véronique Gens
Nerone - Philippe Jaroussky
Poppea - Ingrid Perruche
Claudio - Nigel Smith
Ottone - Thierry Grégoire
Pallante - Bernard Deletré
Narciso - Fabrice Di Falco
Lesbo - Alain Buet
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
Conductor - Jean-Claude Malgoire