Arleen Auger – Alcina, Della Jones – Ruggiero, Donna Brown – Morgana, Kathleen Kuhlmann – Bradamante. Conductor: William Christie (3CDs).
Deidamia: Sally Matthews, Nerea: Veronica Cangemi, Achille: Olga Pasichnyk, Ulisse: Silvia Tro Santafé, Fenice: Andrew Foster-Williams. Conductor: Ivor Bolton (3CDs).
Matthias Rexroth, alto (Admeto; Voce: La statua), Mechthild Bach, soprano (Antigona), Romelia Lichtenstein, soprano (Alceste), Melanie Hirsch, mezzosoprano (Orindo). Conductor: Howard Arman (3CDs).
Claudio – Lorenzo Regazzo, Agrippina – Anna Caterina Antonacci, Nerone – Malena Ernman, Poppea – Rosemary Joshua, Ottone – Lawrence Zazzo. Conductor: René Jacobs (3CDs).
Alcina – Karina Gauvin, Morgana – Carolyn Sampson, Bradamante – Marijana Mijanovic, Ruggiero – Ann Hallenberg. Conductor: Paul McCreesh (3CDs).
Charles Daniels: Belshazzar, Rosemary Joshua: Nitocris, Istvan Kovacs: Gobrias, Ann Hallenberg: Cyrus, Gunther Schmid: Daniel. Conductor: Christoph Spering (2CDs).
Susanna: Emma Kirkby, Joachim: James Bowman, Chelsias/Judge: James Rutherford, First Elder: Charles Daniels. Conductor: Denys Darlow (3CDs).
Rinaldo – David Daniels, Almirena – Julia Kleiter, Armida – Elza van den Heever, Argante – Luca Pisaroni, Goffredo – Sonia Prina. Conductor: Harry Bicket (3CDs).
La Bellezza – Jaël Azzaretti, Il Piacere – Ann Hallenberg, Il Disinganno – Sonia Prina, Il Tempo – Carlo Vincenzo Allemano. Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm (2CDs). *Excellent in-house recording.
Semele : Mónika González, Juno : Andrea Leh?cz, Ino : Kornélia Bakos, Iris : Krisztina Jónás. Conductor : Pál Németh (2CDs).
Arianna: Sandrine Piau, Teseo: Kristina Hammarström, Alceste: Anne-Lise Sollied, Tauride: Ann Hallenberg. Conductor: Christophe Rousset (2CDs).
Alcina – Olga Peretyatko, Ruggiero – Florin Cezar Ouatu, Morgana – Sophie Graf, Bradamante – Delphine Galou. Conductor: Ottavio Dantone (3CDs).
Fernando – David Hansen, Elvida – Cyrille Gerstenhaber, Isabella – Marianna Pizzolato, Sancio Max Emanuel Cencic. Conductor: Alan Curtis (2CDs).
Carolyn Sampson: Aci, Hilary Summers: Galatea, Charbel Mattar: Polifemo. Conductor: Andrew Manze (2CDs).
Galatea: Carolyn Sampson, Aci: Stephanie Irányi, Polifemo: Wolf Matthias Friedrich. Conductor: Peter Neumann(2CDs).
Juno/Ino – Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Athamas – James Bowman, Semele – Yvonne Kenny, Cadmus – Giorgio Surjan, Jupiter – Rockwell Blake. Conductor, John Fisher (3CDs). *Excellent in-house recording.
Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Neal Davies (bass). Stephen Layton, conductor (2CDs).
Bradamante – Kathleen Kuhlmann, Melisso – Stephen Morscheck, Morgana – Natalie Dessay, Alcina – Renée Fleming. Conductor, John Nelson (3CDs).
Solomon: Paula Murrihy, Queen / 1st Harlot: Dominique Labelle, Queen of Sheba / 2nd Harlot: Sherezade Panthaki. Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (2CDs).
Athalia – Isabel Bayrakdarian, Joad – Terry Wey, Josabeth – Meredith Hall, Mathan – Thomas Cooley. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan (2CDs).
Jules César: Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Cornélie: Romina Basso, Sextus : Emöke Baráth, Cléopâtre : Karina Gauvin. Conductor: Alan Curtis (3CDs).
Julia Doyle, Sopran; Andrew Tortise, Tenor; Derrick Ballard, Bassbariton. Howard Arman, conductor (2CDs).
Agrippina: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Nerone: Malena Ernman, Poppea: Rosemary Joshua, Claudio: Lorenzo Regazzo, Ottone: Lawrence Zazzo. René Jacobs, conductor (3CDs).
Tamerlano – David Daniels, Asteria – Sarah Coburn, Andronico – Patricia Bardon, Bajazet – Placido Domingo. Conductor, William Lacey (3CDs).
Rodelinda – Renée Fleming, Grimoaldo – Joseph Kaiser, Garibaldo – Shenyang, Eduige – Stephanie Blythe, Bertarido – Andreas Scholl. Conductor & continuo, Harry Bicket (3CDs).
Giulio Cesare, Andreas Scholl – Cornelia, Sonia Prina – Sesto, Alice Coote – Cleopatra, Rosemary Joshua. Conductor, Christophe Rousset (3CDs).
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) : Giulio Cesare, Sandrine Piau (soprano) : Cleopatra, Kristina Hammarstrom (contralto) : Cornelia, Malena Ernmann (mezzo) : Sesto, Christophe Dumaux (countertenor) : Tolomeo. Conductor : Rene Jacobs (3CDs).
Sonia Prina, alto (Rinaldo), Maria Grazia Schiavo, soprano (Almirena), Roberta Invernizzi, soprano (Armida), Christophe Dumaux, countertenor (Goffredo, Eustazio). Ottavio Dantone, conductor (2CDs).
Athalia – Elizabeth Scholl, Josabeth – Deborah York, Joas – Katharina Fuge, Joad – Daniel Taylor. Frieder Bernius, conductor (2CDs).
Athalia – Lynne Dawson, Josabeth – Nancy Argenta, Joan – Christopher Robson, Mathan - Mark Padmore. Ivor Bolton, conductor (2CDs).
Sonia Prina (Rinaldo), Varduhi Abrahamyan (Goffredo), Tim Mead (Eustazio), Anett Fritsch (Almirena), Brenda Rae (Armida). Ottavio Dantone, conductor (2CDs).
Partenope: Christine Schäfer, Rosmina/Eurimene: Patricia Bardon, Arsace: David Daniels, Armindo: Matthias Rexroth. Christophe Rousset, conductor (3CDs).
Rodelinda: Emma Bell, Bertarido: Marijana Mijanovic, Edvige: Jean Rigby, Grimoaldo: Timothy Robinson. Conductor : Emmanuelle Haïm (3CDs).
Armida – Bénédicte Tauran, Almirena – Lenneke Ruiten, Argante – Riccardo Novaro, Eustazio – Yuri Minenko, Goffredo – Xavier Sabata. Diego Fasolis, conductor (3CDs).
Ariodante – Ann Hallenberg, Ginevra – Roberta Mameli, Polinesso – Varduhi Abrahanyan, Dalinda – Ana Quintans. Conductor : Alan Curtis (3CDs).
Riccardo Primo: Paul Esswood, Costanza: Marilyn Hill-Smith, Berardo: Richard Campbell, Isacio: Donald Maxwell, Pulcheria: Della Jones. Marc Minkowski, conductor (2CDs). * Very good in-house recording.
Acis : Pascal Charbonneau, Galatea : Joelle Harvey, Damon : Rupert Charlesworth, Coridon : Zachary Wilder. Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, conductor (2CDs).
Bajazet – Placido Domingo, Tamerlano – Bejun Mehta, Asteria – Sarah Fox, Andronico – Max Emanuel Cencic, Irene – Anne Sofie Von Otter. William Lacey, conductor (3CDs).
Siroe – Liliana Rugiero, Emira – Katerina Beranova, Cosroe – Lorenzo Regazzo. Andrea Marcon, conductor (2CDs).
Tamerlano – Monica Bacelli, Bajazet – Thomas Randle, Andronico – Graham Pushee, Asteria – Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Irene – Anna Bonitatibus. Conductor, Trevor Pinnock (3CDs).
Susanne Rydén – Teseo, Amy Freston – Agilea, Dominique Labelle – Medea, Drew Minter – Egeo. Nicholas McGegan, conductor (3CDs).
Alessandro – Delphine Galou, Rosanne – Marita Sølberg, Lisaura – Ann Helen Moen, Tassile – Antonio Giovannini. Eduardo Lopéz Banzo, conductor (2CDs).
Stanislava Jirku (Goffredo), Katerina Knezikova (Almirena), Mariana Rewerski (Rinaldo), Marketa Cukrova (Eustazio). Vaclav Luks, conductor (3CDs).
Orest – Charlotte Hellekant, Hermione – Valentina Farcas, Iphigenie – Maria Bengtsson, Pylades – Finnur Bjarnason. Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor (2CDs).
Julius Caesar – David Daniels, Cleopatra – Danielle de Niese, Cornelia – Patricia Bardon. Emmanuel Haim, conductor (3CDs).
Le Roi d’Ecosse: Antonio Abete, Ginevra: Patricia Petibon, Ariodante: Joyce DiDonato, Lurcanio: Charles Workman. Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (3CDs).
Acis: Mathias Hedegaard, Galatea: Miriam Allen, Damon: Jan Lund. Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor (2CDs).
Partenope – Emma Matthews, Rosmira – Jacqueline Dark, Arsace – Catherine Carby, Armindo – Christopher Field. Conductor, Christian Curnyn (3CDs).
Hercules – Nathan Berg, Dejanira – Ann Hallenberg, Hyllus – Ed Lyon, Iole – Ingela Bohlin. Conductor, Christopher Moulds (3CDs).
Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor) : Teseo, Mary-Ellen Nesi (mezzo) : Medea, Emmanuelle de Negri (soprano) : Agilea, Xavier Sabata (countertenor) : Egeo. Conductor, Patrick Cohen-Akenine (2CDs).
King of Scotland: Denis Sedov, Ginevra: Lynne Dawson, Ariodante: Anne Sofie von Otter, Lurcanio: Richard Croft, Dalinda: Veronica Cangemi, Polinesso: Ewa Podles. Marc Minkowski, conductor (3CDs).
Agrippina – Véronique Gens, Nerone – Philippe Jaroussky, Poppea – Donata d’Annunzio-Lombardi. Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor (3CDs).
Orlando – Artur Stefanowicz, Medoro – Denis Lakey, Angelica – Mónika Gonzales. Philipp Pickett, conductor (2CDs).
Ann Hallenberg, Agrippina – Lorenzo Regazzo, Claudio – José Maria Lo Monaco, Nerone – Veronica Cangemi, Poppea. Conductor, Fabio Biondi (3CDs).
Amadigi: Sarah Connolly, Melissa: Catherine Naglestad, Oriana: Elizabeth Donovan, Dardano: Anna Burford. Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor (2CDs).
Clori – Patrizia Biccerè, Tirsi – Sandrine Piau, Fileno – Christophe Dumeaux. Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor (2CDs).
Lawrence Zazzo, Giulio Cesare – Varduhi Abrahamyan, Cornelia – Isabel Leonard, Sesto – Natalie Dessay, Cleopatra – Christophe Dumaux, Tolomeo. Emmanuelle Haim, conductor (3CDs).
Alcina – Agneta Eichenholz, Ruggiero – Katarina Karnéus, Morgana – Ida Falk Winland, Bradamente – Ann-Kristin Jones. Laurence Cummings, conductor (3CDs).
Agrippina: Sarah Connolly, Poppea: Lucy Crowe, Nerone: Christine Rice, Ottone: Reno Troilus. Daniel Reuss, conductor (4CDs).
Vivica Genaux, Piacere – Maria Keohane, Bellezza – Sara Mingardo, Disinganno – Jörg Dürmüller, Tempo. Conductor, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (2CDs).
Semele – Annick Massis, Juno – Sarah Connolly, Ino – Charlotte Hellekant, Iris Claron McFadden. Conductor, Marc Minkowski (3CDs).
Xerxes: Susan Graham, Romilda: Laura Claycomb, Arsamene: David Daniels, Amastre: Sonia Prina, Atalante: Heidi Stober. Conductor: William Lacey, conductor (3CDs).
Radamisto – Lawrence Zazzo, Zenobia – Christine Rice, Tiridate – Ryan McKinny. Conductor, Laurence Cummings (2CDs).
Anja Harteros – Alcina, Veronica Cangemi – Morgana, Vesselina Kasarova – Ruggiero, Kristina Hammarström – Bradamante. Marc Minkowski, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Gabriele Hierdeis, sopran – Bellezza & Arias – Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, sopraan – Piacere – Elena Biscuola, alt – Disinganno – Makoto Sakurada, tenor – Il tempo. Fabio Bonizzoni, conductor (2CDs). Share|
Miriam Feuersinger/Sopran, Martina Daxböck/Sopran, Stefanie Iranyi/Alt, Daniel Johannsen/Tenor. Otto Kargl, conductor (2CDs). Share|
Sonia Prina (contralt) : Orlando, Henriette Bonde-Hansen (soprano) : Angelica, Stephen Wallace (countertenor) : Medoro, Lucy Crowe (soprano) : Dorinda. Emmanuelle Haim, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Deidamia – Heidrun Kordes, Neres – Claron McFaden, Achille – Robert Crowe, Ulisse – Michael Maniaci, Fenice – Nils Cooper. Michael Schneider, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Richard Croft (tenor) : Jupiter – Peter Rose (bass) : Cadmus / Somnus – Danielle De Niese (soprano) : Semele – Vivica Genaux (alt) : Juno / Ino. Christophe Rousset, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Rodelinda, Sonia Ganassi – Bertarido, Franco Fagioli – Grimoaldo, Paolo Fanale. Diego Fasolis, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Agrippina: Ann Hallenberg, Claudio: Antonio Abete, Nerone: José Maria Lo Monaco, Poppea: Gemma Bertagnolli. Fabio Biondi, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Agripina: Lyne Fortin – Nero: Krisztina Szabó – Poppea: Karina Gauvin – Ottone: Daniel Taylor. Bernard Labadie, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Tamerlano, Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) – Bajazet, Kurt Streit (tenor) – Andronico, Sara Mingardo (contralto). Ivor Bolton, Conductor (3CDs). Share|
Tamerlano: Christopher Ainslie, Bajazet: Thomas Cooley, Asteria: Kristina Hansson, Irene: Franziska Gottwald, Andronico: Clint van der Linde. Nicholas Mcgegan, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Sybilla Rubens, Sopran – Monica Groop, Alt – Virgil Hartiger, Tenor – Raimund Nolte, Bass. Nicholas McGegan, conductor (2CDs). Share|
Julius Cesar – Ewa Podles, Cleopatra – Lisa Saffer, Cornelia – Suzanna Guzman, Sextus – Vivica Genaux. Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Karina Gauvin : Rodelinda – Daniel Taylor : Bertarido – Caitlin Hulcup : Eduige – Anna Burford : Unulfo. Paul McCreesh, conductor (3CDs). Share|
Lucy Crowe (s), Amanda Forsythe (s), David DQ Lee (ct), Joshua Ellicott (t), Matthew Hargreaves (bs). Kenneth Montgomery, conductor (2CDs). Share|
English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor (2CDs). Share|
Rinaldo by Handel, Paris 2009 – Varduhi Abrahamyan: Rinaldo, Maria Grazia Schiavo : Almirena, Karina Gauvin : Armida, Romina Basso : Goffredo. Ottavio Dantone, conductor (2CDs).
Ezio by Handel, Herne 2009 – Ezio – Lawrence Zazzo, Fulvia – Veronica Cangemi, Valentiniano – Sonia Prina, Onoria – Kristina Hammarström. Attilio Cremonesi, conductor (3CDs).
Susanna by Händel, Amsterdam 2009 – Sophie Karthäuser, sopraan (Susanna) – Max Emanuel Cencic, countertenor (Joacim) – Maarten Koningsberger, bas (Chelsias) – William Burden, tenor (First Elder) – Alan Ewing, bas (Second Elder). William Christie, conductor (2CDs).
Agrippina by Handel, Venice 2009 – Claudio, Lorenzo Regazzo – Agrippina, Ann Hallenberg – Nerone, Florin Cezar Ouatu – Poppea, Veronica Cangemi – Ottone, Xavier Sabata. Fabio Biondi, conductor (3CDs).
Semele by Handel, La Monnaie 2009 – Jupiter, Jeremy Ovenden – Cadmus / Priest, Nathan Berg – Semele, Ying Huang – Juno / Ino, Sister of Semele, Ning Liang – Athamas, a Prince of Boeotia, David Hansen. Christophe Rousset, conductor (3CDs).
Arianna in Creta by Handel, Barbican 2009 – Arianna – Miah Persson (soprano), Alceste – Lisa Milne (soprano), Teseo – Kristina Hammarstrom (mezzo-soprano), Carilda – Sonia Prina (contralto). Christopher Hogwood, conductor (3CDs).
Athalia by Händel, Cologne 2009 – Athalia: Simone Kermes, Sopran – Josabeth: Sarah Fox, Sopran – Joas: Johannette Zomer, Sopran – Joad: Iestyn Davies, Countertenor – Mathan: James Gilchrist, Tenor – Abner: Neal Davies, Bas. Ivor Bolton, conductor (2CDs).
Judas Maccabeus by Händel, Edinburgh 2009 – Israelite Woman – Rosemary Joshua (soprano), Israelite Man – Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), Priest – Reno Troilus (countertenor), Judas Maccabaeus – William Burden (tenor), Simon – Neal Davies (bass). William Christie, conductor (2CDs).
Saul by Handel, Utrecht 2009 – Saul: Mattijs van der Woerd (br) – Merab: Joanne Lunn (s) – Michal: Ruby Hughes (s) – Davis: Iestyn Davies (ct). Conductor: Daniel Reuss (2CDs).
Messiah by Handel, London 2009 – Dominique Labelle, soprano – Patricia Bardon, mezzo-soprano – John Mark Ainsley, tenor – Matthew Rose, bas. Nicholas McGegan, Conductor (2CDs).
La Resurrezione by Handel, Utrecht 2009 – Maddalena: Gabriele Hierdeis (s), Angelo: Maria Grazia Schiavo (s), Cleofe: Gabriella Martellacci (mz), San Giovanni: Makoto Sakurada (t). Conductor: Fabio Bonizzoni (2CDs).
Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno by Händel, Melk 2009 – Nuria Rial – Bellezza, Yetzabel Arias Fernandez – Piacere, Elena Biscuola – Disinganno, Kristian Krzeszowiak – Tempo. Fabio Bonizzoni, Conductor (2CDs).
Samson by Händel, London 2009 – Susan Gritton – Dalila, Iestyn Davies – Micah, Mark Padmore – Samson, Neal Davies – Manoa, Christopher Purves – Haraph. Harry Bicket, Conductor (3CDs).
Theodora by Händel, Salzburg 2009 – Christine Schäfer, Theodora – Bejun Mehta, Didymus – Johannes Martin Kränzle, Valens – Joseph Kaiser, Septimius – Bernarda Fink, Irene – Ryland Davies, Messenger. Ivor Bolton, conductor (3CDs).
Giulio Cesare in Egitto by Händel, Beaune 2009 – Giulio Cesare – Lawrence Zazzo, alto / Cornelia – Juliette Galstian, mezzo-soprano / Sesto – Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano / Cleopatra – Marita Solberg, soprano / Tolomeo – Antonio Giovannini, alto / Achilla – Thomas Dolié, bass. Eduardo Lopez Banzo, conductor (3CDs).
Jephta by Händel, Graz 2009 – Kurt Streit, Tenor (Jephtha) – Elisabeth Kulman, Mezzosopran (Storgé) – Martina Janková, Sopran (Iphis) – Lawrence Zazzo, Countertenor (Hamor) – Jonathan Lemalu, Bassbariton (Zebul) – Anna Lafontaine, Sopran (Engel). Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor (2CDs).
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo by Handel, Turin 2009 – Ruth Rosique : soprano, Aci – Sara Mingardo : contralto, Galatea – Antonio Abete : basse, Polifemo. Antonio Florio, conductor (2CDs).
Ariodante by Handel, Beaune 2009 – Ariodante Ann Hallenberg, Ginevra Karina Gauvin, Polinesso Daniel Taylor, Dalinda Yael Azzaretti, Lurcanio Andrew Kennedy, Il Re di Scorzia Sergio Foresti. Dirigent: Federico Maria Sardelli (2CDs).
La Resurrezione by Händel, Hannover 2009 – Kirsten Blaise, Sopran (Angelo) – Heidrun Kordes, Sopran (Maddalena) – Stephanie Houtzeel, Mezzosopran (Cleofe) – Bernhard Berchtold, Tenor (San Giovanni) – Josef Wagner, Bass (Lucifero). Michael Hofstetter, conductor (2CDs).
Acis and Galatea by Händel, ROH 2009 – Acis, Charles Workman (baritone) – Galatea, Danielle de Niese (soprano) – Damon, Paul Agnew (tenor) – Coridon, Ji-Min Park (tenor). Christopher Hogwood, conductor (2CDs).
Jephta by Händel, London 2009 – John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano), Rhona McKail (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Derek Welton (baritone. Laurence Cummings, conductor (2CDs).
Admeto by Handel, Gottingen 2009 – Admeto: Tim Mead, Alceste: Marie Arnet, Antigona: Kirsten Blaise, Orindo: Andrew Radley, Trasimede: David Bates. Nicholas McGegan (3CDs).
Ezio by Handel, Schwetzingen 2009 – Ezio: Yosemeh Adjei, Fulvia: Netta Or, Valentiniano: Rosa Bove, Onoria: Hilke Andersen, Massimo: Donát Havár. Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi (2CDs).
Teseo by Handel, Stuttgart 2009 – Teseo – Franco Fagioli, Agilea – Jutta Böhnert, Medea – Helene Schneiderman, Egeo – Kai Wessel. Konrad Junghänel, conductor (2CDs).
Radamisto by Händel, Karlsruhe 2009 – Radamisto: Tamara Gura, Zenobia: Delphine Galou, Farasmane: Mika Kares, Tridate: Patrick Henckens. Conductor: Peter Van Heyghen (3CDs).