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Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle · Sills · Forrester · Wolff · NYCO · Rudel

Music CD Cover Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1990-10-25 Music Label: RCA Soundtracks: Music CD 1 Overture Act I, Scene 1: Viva, viva il nostro Alcide! Act I, Scene 1: Presti omai l'Egizia terra Act I, Scene 1: Curio, Cesare venna e vide e vinse Act I, Scene 1: Sua reggia Tolomeo Act I, Scene 1: Giulio, che miri? Act I, Scene 1: Empio, dirò, tu sei Act I, Scene 1: Già torna in sè Act I, Scene 1: Priva son d'ogni conforto Act I, Scene 1: Vani sono i lamenti Act I, Scene 2: Regni Cleopatra Act I, Scene 2: Vanne, e torna omai Act I, Scene 2: Sire, Signor! Act I, Scene 3: Alma del gran Pompeo Act I, Scene 3: Qui nobile donzella Act I, Scene 3: Avanti al tuo cospetto Act I, Scene 3: Sfortunata donzella Act I, Scene 3: Ahimè! Vile e negletta Act I, Scene 3: Cara speme Act I, Scene 4: Oh, quanto bella gloria Act I, Scene 4: Va tacito e nascosto Act I, Scene 4: Dove, dove, inumani Music CD 2 Act II, Scene 1: E seguisti, o Niren Act II, Scene 1: Taci! - che fia? Act II, Scene 1: V'adoro, pupille Act II, Scene 1: Non ha in cielo Act II, Scene 1: Più amabile beltà Act II, Scene 2: Deh, piangete, o mesti lumi Act II, Scene 2: Se a me non sei crudele Act II, Scene 2: Sì spietata Act II, Scene 2: Madre! Ferma! Act II, Scene 2: Cessa omai di sospirare! Act II, Scene 2: Figlio non è Act II, Scene 3: Bella Lidia Act II, Scene 3: Mora, mora, mora Act II, Scene 3: Se pietà di me non senti Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia Act III, Scene 1: Vinta cadesti al balenar Act III, Scene 1: Cerco in van Tolomeo Act III, Scene 1: Lascia questo sigillo! Act III, Scene 2: Voi, che mie fide ancelle Act III, Scene 2: Cesare, o un'ombra sei? Act III, Scene 2: Da tempeste il legno infranto Act III, Scene 3: Cornelia, è tempo omai Act III, Scene 4: La vendetta del padre

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Free Music Notes for Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle · Sills · Forrester · Wolff · NYCO · Rudel Album

Free Music Review: Sills and Treigle are dazzling....
Hit: 5 Stars

This 2 disc set recorded in 1967, one year after her tiumphant debut in this role, needs to be in every serious opera lovers collection. I can truthfully say I have NEVER heard a soprano, who at the peak of her powers, so completely dominates a recording with such impeccable understanding of the Baroque and sings with constant beauty and purity of tone.

While all performers excel here under the marvelous direction of conductor Julius Rudel, make no mistake, it is Beverly Sills whose performance leaves her listener limp with delight and in awe of such a force of nature.

While most operaphiles are familiar with the aria 'Piangero la sorte mia' (which Sills delivers with great control and warmth of tone, displaying a fiery B section capitulating with some lovely ornamentation), it is her Second Act aria, 'V'adoro, pupille', which caused me to repeat the aria and sit there, amazed.

This listener has NEVER heard a finer example of the Baroque aria. Sills lush and bright soprano lovingly deliver arching and limpid phrases such as no other soprano has done as effective. This simple but achingly lovely melody is suddenly transformed to a showpiece; Sills incredible trills and exciting ornamentation making it all the more poignant and absolutely mesmerising.

Why Mr. Treigle was never invited to debut at the Metropolitan is a puzzlement. Certainly no bass had a warmer and secure a tone, impeccable coloratura (all the more impressive as most basses are clumsy at best) and 'jump off the disc' excitement. How fortunate are those people who heard this man on the stage! Partnered with Sills, one hears immediately why these two were such a formidible team in opera after opera.

Certainly there is no slacking in the fine singing of Maureen Forrester and Beverly Wolff as well. No surprise here as to why these two singers had successful years with City Opera and elsewhere. Spiro Malas as Sextus is a treasure vocally.

Under Rudel's direction, all the glories of the Baroque are pulled out in a lovely reading of the score, tasteful and appropriate ornamentation and a chorus whose blend is both exciting and surprising.

I urge any listener; opera fan or those just curious about Sills role here, or folks who have an affinity for the Baroque, to purchase this invaluable recording. One will see most quickly, why there has been (thankfully) a resurgence of interest in the Baroque works and their seemingly simple, yet complex beauty and texts.