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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Summary |
Composed in 1709, Agrippina is an opera seria in three acts on a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. The opera tells the story of Agrippina, the mother of Nero, as she plots the downfall of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the installation of her son as emperor. Grimani's libretto, considered one of the best that Handel set, is full of topical political allusions. Some believe that it reflects the rivalry between Grimani and Pope Clement XI. Jacobs performs the work in its original version |
| Notes |
Musical drama in 3 acts |
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Libretto di Vincenzo Grimani |
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Version recorded: original version (Dec. 1709) |
| Performer |
Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano (Agrippina) ; Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano (Nerona) ; Sunhae Im, soprano (Poppea) ; Bejun Mehta, countertenor (Ottone) ; Marcos Fink, bass-baritone (Claudio) ; Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Pallante) ; Dominique Visse, countertenor (Mago Narciso) ; Daniel Schumtzhard, bass (Lesbo) ; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin ; René Jacobs, conductor |
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Recorded 2010 July Teldex Studio, Berlin |
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Sung in Italian |
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Grammy nominee, 2013 |
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Hard copy version record |
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Agrippina, Minor, 15-59.
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Agrippina, Minor, 15-59. |
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Streaming audio
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librettos (documents for music)
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Librettos.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Livrets (Musique)
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Streaming audio
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Grimani, Vincenzo, librettist.
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Penda, Alex, 1970- singer.
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Rivera, Jennifer, singer.
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Im, Sunhae, 1976- singer.
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Mehta, Bejun, singer.
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Fink, Marcos, singer.
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Davies, Neal, singer.
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Visse, Dominique, singer.
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Schmutzhard, Daniel, singer.
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Jacobs, René, conductor.
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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, instrumentalist.
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