TASSILE
Xavier Sabata
CLITO
Pavel Kudinov
LEONATO
Juan Sancho
CLEONE
Vassily Khoroshev
Armonia Atenea - The Friends of Music
Orchestra on period instruments
GRAND SPONSOR OF THE ORCHESTRA
2011-2013:
ONASSIS FOUNDATION
Alexandra Trianti Hall
Handel composed
Alessandro
for three of the
most famous singers of his time: the castrato
Senesino, the soprano Francesca Cuzzoni and
the renowned mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni.
Not surprisingly, the co-existence of three stars of
such calibre in the London of 1726 caused lots of
talk and gossip, which the ingenious Handel
exploited in order to boost the popularity of the
production.
The opera, which was staged with huge success,
is a
tour de force
for the three stars, as the tech-
nical requirements of the three leading roles are
almost improbable! The libretto is vaguely based
on historical events regarding the adventures of
Alexander the Great in India and his infamous
outburst against Clito.
These events are just the backdrop for unfolding
a baroque fantasy tale, which has little to do with
the actual historical characters. The recording of
Alessandro's
rendition by the Armonia Atenea -
The Friends of Music Orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Giorgos Petrou was recently released by
Decca, and has already won many important
international awards (Diapason d’or, Choc
Classica & Choc Classica 2012).
It has been named “Record of the month” in the
Christmas issue of the BBC Magazine, and was
included in the selections of the International
Record Review (IRR Outstanding).
Friday, May 31
Athens State Orchestra
BEETHOVEN CYCLE (V)
With generous support from the Embassy of
Germany in Athens
Ludwig van Beethoven:
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Symphony no 6 in F major, opus 68, “Pastoral”
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Symphony no 7 in A major, opus 92
Trade with Greece
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