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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Franco Fagioli sings Rossini Franco Fagioli (countertenor), Armonia Atenea, George Petrou [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "Fagioli's technical skill is without doubt and he can fling off the most challenging coloratura with aplomb…challenging, slightly mad - and why not?" OperaNow |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Anime Immortali | Mozart Arias Franco Fagioli (counter-tenor), Kammerorchester Basel, Daniel Bard [ Pentatone / CD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] Countertenor Franco Fagioli makes his Pentatone debut with Anime Immortali, together with the Kammerorchester Basel, exploring the music that Mozart composed for castratos. Ranging from opera to sacred music and culminating in Exsultate, jubilate,... |
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JOHANN ADOLF HASSE
Artaserse (complete opera recorded in 2012) Palazzo Ducale, Martina Franca, Italy / Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Sonia Prina, Franco Fagioli / Corrado Rovaris [ Dynamic DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Set: Alessandro Camera Costume Designer: Andrea Viotti Lighting Designer: Antonio Macchitella A classic work of its genre and historical period, Artaserse was premièred in Venice in 1730 by the most famous singers of the day: Farinelli in... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Gloria RV589 / Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126) RV608 / Nulla in mundo pax sincera RV630 Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Franco Fagioli (countertenor) / I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Diego Fasolis [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] "Crisp tempos, disciplined ensemble, and solo improvisations both vocal and instrumental unleash the tremendous energy of the choir-and-solo Gloria." (BBC Music) |
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GLUCK
Orfeo ed Euridice (complete opera in Italian) Franco Fagioli, Malin Hartelius, Emmanuelle de Negri / Accentus, Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey [ Archiv / Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2015 ] "This is a big spotlight for the relatively little-known Insula Orchestra and Accentus choir, who are led by Equilbey with verve and delicacy." (The Times) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Agrippina (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Elsa Benoit, Biagio Pizzuti, Franco Fagioli, Andrea Mastroni, Jakub Józef OrliĆski / l Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato Classics / 3 CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "With DiDonato nonpareil in the title-role and a uniformly strong cast, this now becomes a first choice for Handel's Venetian masterpiece." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Opera |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV46a (complete opera recorded in 2016) Le Concert d'Astree / Sabine Devieilhe, Franco Fagioli, Sara Mingardo, Michael Spyres / Emmanuelle Haim [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2017 ] Festival d'Aix-en-Provence has firmly established itself as France's preeminent summer festival and is a key fixture on the international festival calendar. |
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LEONARDO VINCI
Artaserse (complete opera recorded in 2012) Lorraine National Opera / Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Fagioli, Max Emanuel Cencic, Valer Barna-Sabadus / Diego Fasolis (director) [ Warner Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/May/2014 ] "This magnificent production is a complete and blissful success. Don't miss it." Those were the words of the French website Classique News when Leonardo Vinci's rediscovered Artaserse was staged by Silviu Purcãrete at the Opéra National de Lorraine... |
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LEONARDO VINCI
Catone in Utica (complete opera) Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli, Valer Sabadus, Martin Mitterutzner / Il Pomo D'oro, Riccardo Minasi [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2015 ] "Sancho's beefy tenor aptly characterises Cato's scepticism about reaching a diplomatic resolution...Il Pomo d'Oro, directed by Riccardo Minasi, vividly characterise each scene with theatrical zest." (Gramophone) |
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LEONARDO VINCI
Vinci: Artaserse (complete opera) Max Emanuel Cencic, Philippe Jaroussky, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus / Concerto Köln, Diego Fasolis [ Erato / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Jan/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Vocal |