![]() ![]() ![]() Public fascination has added to a continuing misperception that these two uniquely gifted singers became rivals by their own choice. Even though Cuzzoni was described as excelling in pathos-laden slower arias of the older fashion whilst Faustina reportedly excelled in virtuosic allegros in the new style, these recordings and the substantial underlying research reveal the wide range of the dazzling vocal pieces each singer performed, showing their talent to be not only distinctive but also versatile. It explores the virtuosic and diverse styles of composition that Handel created for each singer, dispelling myths and shedding light behind the scenes on the lives of these two extraordinary prime donne.Īs in today’s world of ‘up to the minute’ reporting on the phenomenon of celebrities, these two singers were not wholly the authors of their own identities and reputations, and had little control over behaviour of the press and factions within their audience. ![]() This album contains many world premiere recordings as well as highlights from the repertory of the Royal Academy of Music (the Academy), the most ambitious opera company of the baroque era. Handel’s Queens includes some of the most exquisite music written by George Frideric Handel, and such glorious and in their day eminent contemporaries-as Carlo Francesco Pollarolo, Antonio Vivaldi and Giovanni Bononcini for two of the finest singers of the early 18th century-Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni.
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