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Scorned & Betrayed
George Frideric Handel, Melissa Fogarty, Jennifer Griesbach
Scorned & Betrayed
Genre: Classical
 
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Italian opera was all the rage in German courts at the turn of the 18th century and the young Handel's trip to Italy from 1706 to 1710 allowed him to immerse himself in Italian music. This spurred a remarkable output of ca...  more »

     
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All Artists: George Frideric Handel, Melissa Fogarty, Jennifer Griesbach, Christine Gummere, Daniel Swenberg, Amelia Roosevelt, Claire Jolivet, Heidi Powell, Motomi Igarashi
Title: Scorned & Betrayed
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Albany Records
Original Release Date: 11/1/2005
Release Date: 11/1/2005
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034061081227

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Italian opera was all the rage in German courts at the turn of the 18th century and the young Handel's trip to Italy from 1706 to 1710 allowed him to immerse himself in Italian music. This spurred a remarkable output of cantatas, many written for the meetings of the Arcadian Academy, a group of noblemen and artists who gathered in Rome to further their literary agenda and raise the level of Italian poetry. Though their main interests were in pastoral subjects, these three cantatas dealt with portrayals of tragic heroines, the scorned and betrayed: Agrippina, Lucrezia and Armida, whose stories were drawn from Roman history and myth. No doubt the Academy was impressed with subject matter, which would have been at home in full operatic treatment! Hailed as "outstanding" by the New York Times, soprano Melissa Fogarty's wide range of experience has taken her from the stages of the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera to the world of early music. She has appeared in concert with the Seattle Baroque, New York Collegium and Concert Royal. Her unusual experience (in rock bands during her college days) has given her the kind of versatility to branch out into other fields, including the works of Harry Partch and even klezmer music.
 

CD Reviews

Passing this along
Melissa Fogarty | New York, NY | 05/06/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Full disclosure--I'm the artist here, Melissa Fogarty. (Christine's amazing, but how Amazon manages to list this as her CD, well, who knows? Anyway, I'm not about to review my own CD, but I asked Julianne Baird too. This is what she had to say:



"Melissa Fogarty's depiction of these strong-willed decisive women of history?is red blooded, exciting and passionate.? She brings to bear an exquisite sense of style for this repertoire."



Thanks, Julianne!

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Music to my ears
Ava Victoria | San Francisco, California USA | 01/06/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Beautifully sung with no nonsense by Melissa Fogarty. Old unappreciated repertoire becomes new again in the singer's phrasing. If you are eclectic in your tastes, this CD fills in the gaps for music of the era. BUY IT, work with it on in the background. Your day and work will flow with ease. songbird@avavictoria.com"