Description
George Frideric Handel:As steals the morn (from L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato)Esther: Tune your harps to cheerful strainsJephtha: Hide thou thy hated beamsSamson: Let but that spiritTu vivi (from Ariodante)Un momento di contento (from Alcina)
Artists
Mary Bevan (Soprano)Allan Clayton (Tenor)
Classical Opera Company Chorus (Chorus)
Classical Opera Company Orchestra (Orchestra)Ian Page (Conductor)
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Classical Opera explore a wealth of arias by Handel and his contemporaries William Boyce, John Christopher Smith and Thomas Arne, all of which were composed for the celebrated 18th-century tenor John Beard (1716-1791). For this recording Allan Clayton steps ably into this role, performing alongside the Orchestra of Classical Opera under Ian Page. The disc also features a duet with Mary Bevan, from Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. |
