ANTONIO VIVALDI
Opera Arias

01 Combatta un gentil cor 4:30
[Lucio – Tito Manlio, atto II, scena XI]

02 Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele 5:40
[Caio – Ottone in villa, atto II, scena VI]

03 Da due venti un mar turbato 3:15
[Ippolita – Ercole sul Termodonte, atto II, scena I]

04 Non ti lusinghi la crudeltade 8:48
[Lucio – Tito Manlio, atto II, scena I]

05 Rete, lacci e strali adopra (Geminiano Giacomelli) 4:14
[Filindo – Dorilla in Tempe, atto II, scena IX]

06 Se garrisce la rondinella 6:11
[Ersilla – Orlando finto pazzo, atto II, scena XIV]

07 Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori 6:34
[Costanza – Griselda, atto III, scena V]

08 Fra le procelle del mar turbato 4:43
[Lucio – Tito Manlio, atto II, scena XVIII]

09 Dite, ohimè! Ditelo, al fine 2:38
[Morasto – La fida ninfa, atto III, scena X]

10 Nacque al bosco e nacque al prato 4:07
[Leocasta – Il Giustino, atto I, scena VI]

11 Tu dormi in tante pene 8:40
[Servilia – Tito Manlio, atto III, scena I]

12 Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia 3:12
[Caio – Ottone in villa, atto I, scena XI]

13 Se mai senti spirarti sul volto 10:26
[Cesare – Catone in Utica, atto II, scena IV]

14 Dopo un’orrida procella 4:27
[Ottone – Griselda, atto III, scena VI]

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About this CD

A new recording from Roberta Invernizzi always betokens pleasure, but the rare occasion when the Italian soprano is placed in the spotlight – as with this new collection of opera arias by Antonio Vivaldi – promises something very special indeed. Invernizzi is known for her style and dramatic vividness in the music of the Baroque (such as on recent discs of Handel and Campra), perfectly suitable for this new rollercoaster journey of the emotions released by Glossa, courtesy of Vivaldi’s own fertile dramatic capacity to capture moods – pastoral evocations, storms at sea, hunting and even prison scenes. And a whole range of emotional high and low points – embracing anger, despair, anxiety, amorous frustration and touching intensity – are captured by Invernizzi, crowned by her electrifying performance of Dopo un’orrida procella from Griselda.

The programme offers a set of contrasts in known arias from Vivaldi’s operatic music and those which deserve to be better-known (and which surely will). Invernizzi’s interpretation is aided and abetted by La Risonanza’s fine group of instrumentalists; and, of course, there is sympathetic direction from Fabio Bonizzoni, speaking volumes for his long musical association with Roberta Invernizzi.

A wonderful opportunity to get closer to the unfolding world of Vivaldi’s dramatic music with the dazzling and alluring voice of Roberta Invernizzi.