Handel: Tamerlano
Dramma per musica in 3 acts Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym Xavier Sabata COUNTERTENOR TAMERLANO Max Emanuel Cenčić COUNTERTENOR ANDRONICO John Mark Ainsley TENOR BAJAZET Karina Gauvin SOPRANO ASTERIA Ruxandra Donose MEZZO SOPRANO IRENE Pavel Kudinov BASS LEONE Il pomo d’oro, Riccardo Minasi CONDUCTOR Following the recording of several complete Baroque operas: Faramondo, Farnace, Artaserse, Alessandro, all received with unrestrained critical enthusiasm eg Gramophone Editor's Choice, BBC Music Magazine CD of the Month, Handel Recording Prize, Max Emanuel Cencic once again brings together a fine group of singers and orchestra for the rarely recorded Handel opera, 'Tamerlano'. The title role is taken by the exceptional counter-tenor, Xavier Sabata. A remarkable boxed-set released simultaneously with an extensive concert tour in Europe.