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Il Bajazet was commissioned in 1735 to open Verona’s carnival season. Vivaldi chose a libretto by Agostino Piovene drawn from the well-known story of the defeated Ottoman sultan, King Bajazet, captured by Tamerlane who duly falls in love with Bajazet’s proud daughter, Asteria. Vivaldi was in his late maturity when he completed the opera, modifying his music to suit contemporary taste, and using the pasticcio form, incorporating some arias written by other, mostly Neapolitan, composers. Repurposing of this kind was wholly acceptable at the time and such works enjoyed great popularity. The conductor and Vivaldi specialist, Federico Maria Sardelli, has integrated lost arias, clarified the use of historically appropriate orchestration, and brought the opera to rich theatrical life.
Renato Dolcini (baritone), Raffaele Pe, Francesco Ferrarini (cello), Alberto Busettini (harpsichord), Nicola Lamon (harpsichord), Valeria La Grotta (soprano), Sonia Prina (contralto), Loriana Castellano (mezzo-soprano), Lucia Cirillo (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice Di Venezia, Federico Maria Sardelli
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