MONTEVERDI, , Lincoronazione di Poppea, Atto III, Scena finale: Pur ti miro Pur ti godo

Release date May 2021 Stream, ,Download, ,Buy Corruption Betrayal Persecution Tyranny These subjects resonate with the current events of the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries. They also provide the subject matter of many seventeenthcentury musical works. Kate Lindsey has chosen to devote this second Baroque recital with the English ensemble Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen (following Arianna in 2020, ALPHA576) to the figure of Nero. Scarlatti, Handel and Monteverdi wrote works focusing on this tragic protagonist and his entourage, including his mother Agrippina and his wives (Poppaea and Octavia). Interpreted with incredible intensity by the American mezzosoprano, the programme features world premiere recordings of two cantatas: Alessandro Scarlattis La morte di Nerone and Bartolomeo Monaris La Poppea (1685). Tenor Andrew Staples and soprano Nardus Williams join Kate Lindsey for duets from Lincoronazione di Poppea, including the sensual