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Handel - Partenope (Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Inger Dam-Jensen, Andreas Scholl) [2008]

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Handel - Partenope (Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Inger Dam-Jensen, Andreas Scholl) [2008]

Handel - Partenope (Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Inger Dam-Jensen, Andreas Scholl) [2008]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) Italiano (DTS, 5 ch) | 4.88 Gb+6.83 Gb (2*DVD9)
Classical | DECCA | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Dansk | 187 min | +3% Recovery

Partenope wasn't a success upon its premiere in 1730. It doesn't have the drama of Giulio Cesare or Serse or the magic of Alcina or Orlando. But this sophisticated comedy has recently come into its own. Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande kicked off the revival with a path-breaking audio recording in 1979. Since 1998 it has been a staple of the repertory at the New York City Opera. This wonderful DVD from Copenhagen's Royal Theater will solidify Partenope's modern reputation.

Partenope (Inger Dam-Jensen) is the queen and legendary founder of the city of Naples (also known as Parthenope). The plot of the opera centers around the efforts of three competing suitors to win her hand. One of the suitors (Arsace, played by Andreas Scholl) has jilted a former lover (Rosmira, sung by Tuva Semmingsen), who tries to win him back and shows up in Partenope's court disguised as a foreign prince. There's not a whole lot of action (except for a battle scene, discussed below), but there's plenty of clever repartee and beautiful music.

The musical production, under the direction of Lars Ulrik Mortensen, is superb. Mortensen is known to us primarily as a harpsichordist through his recordings of Bach, Buxtehude, and other baroque masters. Here he leads the period band Concerto Copenhagen and a star-studded sextet of soloists in a virtually flawless performance.

Handel - Partenope (Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Inger Dam-Jensen, Andreas Scholl) [2008]

Performer:
Partenope - Inger Dam-Jensen
Arsace - Andreas Scholl
Amindo – Christophe Dumaux
Rosmira – Tuva Semmingsen
Emilio – Bo Kristian Jensen
Ormonte – Palle Knudsen
Concerto Copenhagen
Conductor - Lars Ulrik Mortensen

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