Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Baroque opera with Niccolò Jommelli's "Didone abbandonata," a powerful and dramatic masterpiece released on January 1, 2016, under the Orfeo label. This 2-hour and 16-minute album is a testament to Jommelli's compositional prowess, offering a rich and intricate exploration of the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas.
The album features a stunning cast of vocalists who bring to life the complex characters and their intertwining fates. From the haunting overture to the final, heart-wrenching arias, Jommelli's music is a tour de force of emotion and drama. The opera is divided into three acts, each filled with arias and ensembles that showcase the depth and range of the composer's work.
"Didone abbandonata" is not just an opera; it's a journey through the highs and lows of human emotion, set against the backdrop of ancient Carthage. The story, based on Virgil's Aeneid, follows Queen Dido as she falls in love with the Trojan hero Aeneas, only to be abandoned by him, leading to her ultimate downfall. Jommelli's music beautifully captures the essence of this timeless tale, making it a compelling listen for both opera enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
The album is a remarkable achievement in Baroque opera, highlighting Jommelli's ability to create music that is both emotionally resonant and technically impressive. Whether you're a fan of classical music or simply looking to explore the rich history of opera, "Didone abbandonata" is an album that will leave a lasting impression.
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 1: No, Principessa, amico, sdegno non è (Enea, Selene, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 2: Enea d'Asia splendore (Didone, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd version): Act I Scene 3: Parte così, così mi lascia Enea? (Didone, Selene, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Arno Raunig, Mechthild Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 3: Dirò, che fida sei (Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Mechthild Bach, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 4: Venga Arbace qual vuole (Didone, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 4: MarciaNiccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 5: Vedi mio Re … (Araspe, Iarba, Didone, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 5: Son Regina, e sono amante (Didone)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 6: Araspe alla vendetta (Iarba, Araspe, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 6: Tu mi scorgi al gran disegno (Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 7: Quanto è stolto, se crede (Iarba, Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Daniel Taylor, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 8: Empio! L'orror, che porta (Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Taylor, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 8: Se dalle stelle tu non sei guida (Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 9: Già te'l dissi, o Selene (Enea, Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 10: Tutta ho scorsa la Reggia (Iarba, Araspe, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Martina Borst, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 10: Quando saprai chi sono (Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 11: Non partirà sé pria … (Iarba, Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 12: Non è più tempo, Araspe (Iarba, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 13: Dove corri, o Signore? (Araspe, Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 13: Son qual siume, che gonsio d'umori (Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 14: Come? Da'labbri tuoi (Osmida, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Arno Raunig, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 15: Ecco il rival, ne seco (Iarba, Araspe, Enea, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Martina Borst, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 16: Siam traditi, o Regina (Osmida, Didone, Araspe, Enea, Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Dorothea Röschmann, Martina Borst, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Arno Raunig, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 17: Enea, falvo già sei (Didone, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act I: Act I Scene 17: Duet: Non ha ragione, ingrato (Didone, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 1: Chi fu, che all'inumano (Selene, Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Taylor, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 1: Aria: D'atre nubi è il sol ravvolto (Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Daniel Taylor, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 2: Già so che si nasconde (Didone, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 3: Come! Ancor non partisti? (Didone, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 3: Ah non lasciarmi, no (Didone)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Dorothea Röschmann, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 4: Io sento vacillar la mia costanza (Enea, Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 5: Così strane venture io non intendo (Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 5: Fosca nube il sol ricopra (Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 6: Fra'l dovere, e l'affretto (Enea, Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Taylor, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 7: Tanto ardir nella reggia! (Selene, Araspe)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Taylor, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 8: Enea, brama Didone teco parlar (Selene, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Mechthild Bach, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 8: Ah non sai, bella Selene (Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 9: Stolta! Per chi sospiro? (Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Mechthild Bach, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 9: Aria: Ogni amator suppone (Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 10: Incerta del mio fato (Didone, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Dorothea Röschmann, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 11: Didone, e che mi chiedi? (Iarba, Enea, Didone)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Dorothea Röschmann, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act II: Act II Scene 11: Infedel! Ti lascio: addio (Enea, Didone, Iarba)Niccolò Jommelli, William Kendall, Dorothea Röschmann, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 1: Compagni invitti, a tollerare avvezzi (Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 2: Per un momento il legno (Iarba, Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, William Kendall, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 3: Già di Iarba in difesa (Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 4: Seguitemi, o compagni: Alla reggia! (Iarba, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, William Kendall, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 5: Siam tutti alfin raccolti (Enea, Osmida)Niccolò Jommelli, Arno Raunig, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 6: Principessa, ove corri? (Enea, Selene)Niccolò Jommelli, Mechthild Bach, Martina Borst, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Frieder Bernius
Didone abbandonata (3rd Version), Act III: Act III Scene 6: A trionfar mi chiama un bel desio d'onore (Enea)Niccolò Jommelli, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martina Borst, Frieder Bernius
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