George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Rodrigo, HWV 5 (1707)

Opera seria in 3 acts

Libretto after Franceso Silvani
Ambroisie AM 132 (3 CDs), 2008

CD 1 (63'01): Ouverture, Act 1
CD 2 (47'52): Act 2
CD 3 (45'59): Act 3


DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

RodrigoMaria Riccarda Wesseling (soprano)
EsilenaMaría Bayo (soprano)
FlorindaSharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano)
GiulianoKobie van Rensburg (tenor)
FernandoMax Emanuel Cencic (countertenor)
EvancoAnne-Catherine Gillet (soprano)

Max Emanuel Cencic has the following arias:
Agitata da fiato incostante (CD 1 [8])
Dopo i nembi, e le procelle (CD 2 [17])

Al Ayre Español (on period instruments):
2 oboes + recorders, bassoon, strings (5/4/2/2), double bass, 2 theorbos, 2 harpsichords

Direction: Eduardo López Banzo

Recording: March, 2007, the Arsenal, Metz (France)