La Serenissima (Venetian Silhouettes)
Sophie Junker, {oh!} Orkiestra, Martyna Pastuszka- ANTONIO LOTTI - Giove in Argo, Act II, Con fiamme, e con straggi (Iside)
- ANTONIO CALDARA - Temistocle, Act I, Scene 6, Chi mai d’iniqua stella (Aspasia)
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Atenaide RV 702, Act III, Scene 7, Qual demone, qual furia (Eudossa)
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - La Silvia RV 734, Act I, Scene 14, Mio cor, s’io ti credessi (Nerina)
- BENEDETTO MARCELLO - Arianna, Parte seconda. Scene 2, Come mai puoi vedermi piangere (Arianna)
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Violin concerto in A minor ‘La Stravaganza’ op. 4 no. 4, RV 357, I. Allegro
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Violin concerto in A minor ‘La Stravaganza’ op. 4 no. 4, RV 357, II. Grave
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Violin concerto in A minor ‘La Stravaganza’ op. 4 no. 4, RV 357, III. Allegro
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Ottone in Villa RV 729, Act II, Scene 3, L’ombre, l’aure, e ancora il rio (Caio)
- FRANCESCO GASPARINI - Bajazet, Act I, Scene 15, Vendetta sì, farò (Asteria)
- FRANCESCO GASPARINI - Ambleto, Act II, Sì, ti sente l’alma mia (Ildegarde)
- TOMASO ALBINONI - Andromeda liberata, Parte prima, Si, rinforzi in te la spene (Cassiope)
- GIOVANNI PORTA - Ifigenia in Aulide, Act III, Scene 13, Madre diletta, abbracciami (Ifigenia)
- ANTONIO VIVALDI - Zeffiretti, che sussurrate, RV 749.21
- ANTONIO CALDARA - Caio Marzio Coriolano, Act III, Scene 7, Per combatter con lo sdegno (Claudia)
18th-century Venice is the ultimate setting for splendor—architectural, pictorial, theatrical, musical, and vocal. Venetian opera shines across Europe, combining dramatic intensity with the beauty of vocal lines. Just as Canaletto and Guardi capture every facet of La Serenissima in their panoramic paintings, composers seek to explore the full spectrum of human emotions through opera.
Returning to the recording scene, Sophie Junker invites us to discover these composers alongside Martyna Pastuszka, leading the {oh!} Orkiestra. Her brilliant and agile soprano flourishes in arias of fury and vengeance (Vivaldi and Lotti) as well as in the heartrending laments of an Iphigenia (Porta) or an Ariadne (Marcello). Meanwhile, Martyna Pastuszka’s violin leads one of the magnificent concertos from La Stravaganza (“The Extraordinary”)—a fitting subtitle for this program!