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After the jump is the cover of Cecilia Bartoli‘s new CD, which apparently is all castrato music, all the time. Oh, it hurts! 

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46 comments

  • Harry says:

    Surely it should have been called ‘Sacrilige’

  • Harry says:

    Often Admonished (36#) I disagree about Decca’s Art Dept being ‘always being bargain basement’. Today it is but a ‘shell subsidy’ of a bigger Corporation. If we are speaking of the last decade or so, yes, but go back further and the presentation at times was exceptional.. Take the original Solti Rosenkavalier with Crespin,(when released on vinyl). The full size libretto + reproduced Rollo original set designs included had to be the most lavish ever produced. The latter on Art cardboard, suitable for frame mounting if people wished to.

  • Lucretius says:

    MontyNostry, LOVED the vinyldivas… fab!

  • Lucretius says:

    Ceci… the new poster girl for Gardasil®.

  • Drammy says:

    lumpy pottery does not attractive make.

  • Hippolyte says:

    Here is the program for Bartoli’s 2-cd set (not that anyone will probably care but…)

    1. NICOLA PORPORA (1686/1768): “Come nave in mezzo all’onde” (Siface, 1725)
    2. ANTONIO CALDARA (1670/1736): “Profezie, di me diceste” (Sedecia, 1732)
    3. FRANCESCO ARAIA (1709/1770): “Cadrò, ma qual si mira” (Berenice, 1730)
    4. NICOLA PORPORA (1686/1768): “Parto, ti lascio o cara” (Germanico in Germania, 1732)
    5. NICOLA PORPORA (1686/1768): “Usignolo sventurato” (Siface, 1725)
    6. CARL HEINRICH GRAUN (1703/1759): “Misero pargoletto” (Demofoonte, 1746)
    7. NICOLA PORPORA (1686/1768): “In braccio a mille furie” (Semiramide riconosciuta, 1729)
    8. LEONARDO LEO (1694/1744): “Qual farfalla” (Zenobia in Palmira, 1725)
    9. NICOLA PORPORA (1686/1768): “Nobil onda” (Adelaide, 1723)
    10. CARL HEINRICH GRAUN (1703/1759): “Deh, tu bel Dio d’amore… Ov’è il mio ben” (Adriano in Siria, 1746)
    11. LEONARDO VINCI (1696/1730): “Chi temea Giove regnante” (Farnace, 1724)
    12. ANTONIO CALDARA (1670/1736): “Quel buon pastor son io” (La morte d’Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore, 1732)

    1. RICCARDO BROSCHI (1698/1756): “Son qual nave” (Artaserse, 1734)
    2. GIOVANNI BONONCINI (1670/1747): “Ombra mai fu” (Xerse, 1694)
    3. GEMINIANO GIACOMELLI (1692/1740): “Sposa non mi conosci” (Merope, 1734)