Nicolò Balducci, Baroque Academy Gothenburg Symphony & Dan Laurin - Amore Dolore: Countertenor Arias (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Digital booklet | 01:11:34 | 347 Mb
Classical, Vocal, Opera | Label: BIS
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | Digital booklet | 01:11:34 | 347 Mb
Classical, Vocal, Opera | Label: BIS
For his second recital album for BIS, countertenor and sopranist Nicolò Balducci, ‘a singer of a remarkably sweet sound and distinct vocal agility’ (Gramophone), presents arias that evoke love and pain, two basic ingredients of Italian opera in the 18th century. Often tailor-made for specific singers who were in some cases the foremost castrati from that era such as the legendary Farinelli, these arias expressed resolute valour, unbridled fury and sometimes extreme guilt, to the delight of audiences that enjoyed these operas with their far-fetched narratives inspired by mythology or historical events.