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HAYDN: Armida.(Review)
HAYDN: Armida
[] Bartoli, Petibon; Pregardien, Widmer, Weir, M. Schafer; Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt. Text and translations. Teldec 8573-81108-2
Cecilia Bartoli followed her recording of Handel's Rinaldo with performances of Joseph Haydn's spin on the same tale, Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata. In Haydn's Armida, recorded live at the Musikverein Wien in June of 2000, Bartoli takes on the role of the eponymous love-crazed sorceress and has a field day, ripping into her big scenes with spontaneity, gusto and unstoppable star quality. Catch the way she spits out "Ho cento smanie al cor" in Act II. Who could argue with her? The mezzo shows her flair for imaginative characterization, as well; the tender, silky caress ...
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