'These discs should come with an asbestos slipcase, so incendiary is the performance they convey.' Paul Riley
Handel Alessandro Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor), Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Karina Gauvin (soprano), Xavier Sabata (contralto), Juan Sancho (tenor), In-Sung Sim (soprano), Vasily Khoroshev (countertenor); The City of Athens Choir; Armonia Atenea/George Petrou
Decca 478 4699 190:06 mins
Audio clip: from Act I, 'Quanto dolce amor sarìa se non fosse gelosia' (Julia Lezhneva)
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