Maria Shabashova
Harpsichord - Fortepiano - Piano
Pentatone releases Handel Alcina, together with Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre, in February 2024.
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of his opera Alcina. The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who reunites with Les Musiciens and maestro Minkowski after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings.
She is joined by an excellent casts of soloists, consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elzabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso). This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina’s enchanted island, and shows Handel at the peak of his power: the score is dramatic, lush and colourful as well as introspective and profound where the story requires it.
Nearest projects:
Orfeo ed Euridice – Gluck
CONDUCTOR | GIANLUCA CAPUANO
ORFEO | CECILIA BARTOLI, EURIDICE & AMORE | MÉLISSA PETIT
VOCAL ENSEMBLE IL CANTO DI ORFEO
3 NOVEMBER Luxembourg (Luxembourg) – Philharmonie
5 NOVEMBER Bruxelles (Belgium) – Bozar
6 NOVEMBER Amsterdam (The Netherlands) – Concertgebouw
8 NOVEMBER Hamburg (Germany) – Elbphilharmonie
11 NOVEMBER Essen (Germany) – Philharmonie
22 NOVEMBER Cologne (Germany) – Kölner Philharmonie
24 NOVEMBER Baden-Baden (Germany) – Festspielhaus
26 NOVEMBER Wiesbaden (Germany) – Rheingau Musik Festival / Kurhaus Wiesbaden
28 NOVEMBER Paris (France) – Philharmonie
30 NOVEMBER Zurich (Switzerland) – Tonhalle