Francesco Araja News
Italian composer
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Belief in a higher power
[…] the choral singing is often under-nourished with the six soloists joined by only four others. Handel imported to London for its premiere the well-known Italian singer Costanza Posterla (known as “La Posterla”) to sing Iside, along with her daughter who took the part of Diana. Perhaps knowing she’d be competing with the popular Élisabeth Duparc (known as “La Francesina”) as Calisto, Posterla arrived with two arias and an accompanied recitative from Lucio Vero by Francesco Araja which she had likely sung with the composer in St. Petersburg. Handel inserted these into the second and third acts of Giove for her, although they later disappeared from the score. It was their rediscovery by Roberts in 2000 that paved the way for the reappearance of this work, unheard since its initial two-performance run in 1739. Giove isn’t among Curtis’s most vigorous performances but by and large the smallish orchestra is lively and […]
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