"For those that don't know Cavalli, he was successor to Monteverdi as the leading opera composer of his day and the style of his work closely resembles that of Monterverdi's two surviving later operas - Ulisse and Poppea.L'Orione (1653) is sandwiched between the three releases already recorded by Jacobs on Harmonia Mundi - Giasone (1649), La Calisto (1651) and Xerse (1654). Like Jacobs, Marcon attempts a more authentic reconstruction than the venerable Leppard recordings. It is lively and clean with a superb set of singers. Audience noise and recording is what you'd expect at a live performance - not to my taste but some prefer it.Mondo Musica provide Italian libretto and English synopsis. This does not compare well with the recent budget HMX re-releases of Giasone and La Calisto which contain translations, though Xerse was re-released earlier without any libretto."
Beautiful recoring
Lala R. | CA, USA | 04/22/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a very bright recording. Cavalli is more "tuneful" than Monteverdi and (to my ear) more pleasing and graceful. The melodies are beautiful, the recitatives very expressive and filled with emotion, and the orchestra and the singers extremely good."