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HARMONIA MUNDI TO RELEASE 'ARIAS FOR FARINELLI,' FEATURING RENOWNED BAROQUE SPECIALIST RENÉ JACOBS AND MEZZO-SOPRANO VIVICA GENAUX

This fall harmonia mundi usa will release Maestro Jacobs' new recording Arias for Farinelli, with Vivica Genaux, one of the most sought-after of the new generation of American singers. The program, which features arias written by various composers for the legendary 18th-Century castrato Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was recorded last January in Berlin following a successful European tour with Ms.Genaux
and Berlin's Akademie für Alte Musik.

Thanks to the recent film on his life, Farinelli, whose timbre and dazzling technique were an inspiration to the composers of his time, is now seen as the archetype of Baroque vocal art. René Jacobs, one of the world's great countertenors, recently praised by the New York Times as "one of the hotter properties on the early-music scene," is noted for his remarkable work with singers. For this project he has himself composed the ornamentations for each of the arias. Ms. Genaux, who has been applauded on the world's major musical stages for her exceptional technical abilities and vivid character portrayals, is one of the rare singers capable of doing justice to this demanding repertoire. Arias for Farinelli is her début recording on harmonia mundi.

Future projects with René Jacobs include the title role in Handel's Rinaldo this summer at the Festival de Montpellier, France and at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music.

On Stage: April 23 & 26, 2002, Metropolitan Opera
Vivica Genaux sings Rosina (her signature role) in Il barbiere di Siviglia.  

NEW RELEASE
Arias for Farinelli
Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
René Jacobs, director
HMC 901778
Release Date: September 10, 2002

Source: Harmonia Mundi

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