Istante Collective - Arias for Giovanni Rubinelli - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The renowned music historian Charles Burney counted Giovanni Rubinelli (1753-1829) among the three great castrato voices of the late 18th century. At a time when the era of opera seria and castrati was drawing to a close, Rubinelli was one of it's last great protagonists. Numerous composers wrote specifically for his voice, which was not the favored high soprano voice of a castrato, but that of a contralto. This program traces Rubinelli's artistic career. He made his debut in Ludwigsburg at the age of 16 in Calliroe by Antonio Sacchini, sang in Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta at the inauguration of La Scala in Milan in 1778, and made guest appearances in London in the late 1780s, performing in Handel's Julius Caesar, among other works. Countertenor Filippo Mineccia gives an emotive and virtuoso performance, creating a historical portrait of a singer who also stands for the development of opera from the virtuosity of the castrato stars to the sensitive arias of the new simplicity of Gluck's opera reform. Album Tracks 1. Sacchini Calliroe Aria. Suon Funesto Notte E Giorno (Agricane) 2. Anfossi Lucio Silla Aria. a Partir Tu Mi Condanni (Cecilio) 3. Piccinni Tigrane Aria. Ah Non Resiste Il Core (Sesto) 4. Traetta Ifigenia in Tauride Aria. Ah! Per Pietà Placatevi (Oreste) 5. Myslivecek Atide Aria. Affanni Di Quest'alma (Adrasto) 6. Salieri Europa Riconosciuta Duetto. Perder L'oggetto Amatom (Isseo) 7. Andreozzi Arbace Recitativo. Dove Son? Che Rimiro? in Queste Cupe (Arbace) 8. Andreozzi Arbace Aria. Non Fareste Ombre Di Morte (Arbace) 9. Sarti Siroe Aria. Mi Credi Infedele (Siroe) 10. Tarchi Ademira Aria. Ah Se in Vita O Mio Tesoro (Flavio Valente) 11. Paisiello Antigono Recitativo. Ch'io Fugga, E Lasci Intanto (Demetrio) 12. Paisiello Antigono Duetto. Non Temer, Non Sono Amante (Demetrio) 13. Bianchi Cajo Mario