Son regina e sono amante Rosa Feola, Cappella Neapolitana & Antonio Florio

• Niccolò Piccinni (1728 - 1800): Didone abbandonata, Act I Scene 5:
• 1 Piccinni: Didone abbandonata, Act I Scene 5: Son regina e sono amante 07:27
• La capricciosa, Act I Scene 12:
• 2 Piccinni: La capricciosa, Act I Scene 12: Signora padroncina 04:18
• Didon, Act II Scene 3:
• 3 Piccinni: Didon, Act II Scene 3: Ah que je fut bien inspirée 05:16
• Zenobia:
• 4 Piccinni: Zenobia: Sinfonia. Allegro con spirito - Andantino a mezza voce - Allegro 04:18
• Ciro riconosciuto, Act I Scene 5:
• 5 Piccinni: Ciro riconosciuto, Act I Scene 5: Ognor tu fosti 09:25
• Artaserse, Act III Scene 5:
• 6 Piccinni: Artaserse, Act III Scene 5: Mi credi spietata 07:25
• La schiava:
• 7 Piccinni: La schiava: Andante con moto 03:33
• Le faux lord, Act I Scene 7:
• 8 Piccinni: Le faux lord, Act I Scene 7: O nuit! Déesse du mystere 05:02
• Le Donne Vendicate:
• 9 Piccinni: Le Donne Vendicate: Ouvertura 05:39
• Atys, Act II Scene 8:
• 10 Piccinni: Atys, Act II Scene 8: Tremblez ingrats de me trahir 04:17
• Il finto turco:
• 11 Piccinni: Il finto turco: Andantino cantabile 02:41
• Lo stravagante, Act I Scene 5:
• 12 Piccinni: Lo stravagante, Act I Scene 5: Majo p'e la capo 06:54
• Total Runtime 01:06:15

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A Tribute To The Master of 18th-Century Neapolitan Opera: Soprano Rosa Feola, Cappella Neapolitana and maestro Antonio Florio pay tribute to Niccolò Piccinni, master of the 18th-century Neapolitan opera tradition, with Son regina e sono amante. Deliberately avoiding his most famous work, La buona figliola, the album offers arias from his French and Italian operas, including some in Neapolitan vernacular. Given her origins, Feola is the ideal ambassador to bring the once world famous Piccinni back into the limelight.

Soprano Rosa Feola has received many accolades for her achievements, and is a regular guest at the most important opera houses worldwide. Cappella Neapolitana and its artistic director Antonio Florio have played a seminal role in the rediscovery of Neapolitan music since its foundation in 1987. All artists make their PENTATONE debut.

“L’appartenenza è un fuoco che brucia dentro. Date le mie origini, non posso ignorare l’obbligo morale di voler riscoprire il Settecento napoletano.

Belonging is a fire that burns inside. Given my origins, I cannot ignore the moral obligation to rediscover the Neapolitan 18th century.” (Rosa Feola)

Rosa Feola, soprano
Cappella Neapolitana
Antonio Florio, conductor

Rosa Feola
came to international attention after winning multiple awards including Second Prize, The Audience Prize and the Zarzuela Prize at the Plácido Domingo World Opera Competition (2010). In 2020, Rosa was awarded the Premio Speciale of the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi.

Operatic roles include Corinna (Il Viaggio a Reims), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Gilda (Rigoletto), Norina (Don Pasquale), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Amina (La Sonnambula) to name just a few, performing at houses including Teatro alla Scala, The Metropolitan Opera New York, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Opernhaus Zürich, Bayerische Staatsoper, Ravenna Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro Regio Torino, Salzburg Festival and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

The 24/25 season for Rosa begins with a return to the role of Gilda (Rigoletto) at Opera Bastille, Alice Ford (Falstaff) at Teatro alla Scala, La Traviata at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Tiroler Festspiele as well as Micaela (Carmen) at Bayerische Staatsoper. She will also return to the Metropolitan Opera, performing the role of Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) and will make her LA Opera debut as Gilda (Rigoletto). On the concert platform, Rosa will record and perform a collection of rarely performed Donizetti pieces at Wigmore Hall, London for Opera Rara. She will also give recitals at the Norfolk Music Festival, Gstaad New Year Music Festival, and will feature as soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at Teatro alla Scala. This season also sees the release of her solo CD recording of Piccini: Son regina e sono amante, a collection of songs and arias composed by the Neapolitan composer, Niccolo Piccinni.

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