Maria Shabashova
Harpsichord - Fortepiano - Piano
New CD
Pentatone releases Handel Alcina, together with Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre, in February 2024.
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of his opera Alcina. The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who reunites with Les Musiciens and maestro Minkowski after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings.
She is joined by an excellent casts of soloists, consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elzabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso). This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina’s enchanted island, and shows Handel at the peak of his power: the score is dramatic, lush and colourful as well as introspective and profound where the story requires it.
Nearest projects:
Le Mozze di Figaro – Mozart
Kammerorchester Basel & Basler Madrigalisten
Giovanni Antonini conducting
Florian Boesch baritone | Anett Fritsch soprano
Robert Gleadow bass | Nikola Hillebrand soprano
Anna Lucia Richter mezzo soprano
Anna-Doris Capitelli mezzo soprano
Shinyoung Kim soprano | Joshua Spink tenor
Riccardo Novaro baritone
22.03 Basel / Stadtcasino Basel
24.03 Luxembourg / Philharmonie
26.03 Paris / Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
29.03 Hamburg / Elbphilharmonie