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Arminio (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 2)
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Max Emanuel Cencic excels with his celebrated and award-winning production of George Frideric HandeIs masterpiece Arminio at the International Handel FestivaI Karlsruhe. The remarkable counter-tenor Cencic, who dedicates himseIf to the revivaI and performance of the music of the 18th century, demonstrates once more that Baroque singing can be both technicalIy briIliant and at the same time modern and emotionalIy engaging. His enchanting staging of Arminio is the revival of the heroic story. When premiered in 1737 at Londons Covent Garden Arminio strangeIy received only six performances, despite being praised as a miracIe and in every respect exceIIent and vastly pIeasing by contemporaries. Handels opera feIl into obIivion until Cencic put it into the IimeIight, resulting in the rehabilitation of the piece (FAZ). Cencics production of Arminio, which created a furore when performed at the Theater an der Wien, features the ensemble Armonia Atenea under the baton of George Petrou and stars the stage director in the leading role: Cencic is not only as countertenor, but aIso as stage director, at the peak of his success (Süddeutsche Zeitung). |
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