This welcome mid-priced reissue of Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques 1994 Fnac Music recording of Handel s Scipione features a cast of stellar singers. Their scintillating performance was universally praised upon its initial release, and this version remains the only available recording. Scipione is an opera in three acts based on a libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli, composed for the Royal Academy of Music in 1726. It was based upon the life of Roman General Scipio Africanus. Handel revived the opera in 1730, but it did not receive another production until 1967. Christophe Rousset and his band play gorgeously and with great energy.
–Classics Today
Listening to this recording of Scipione, you might well judge it one of Handel’s strongest scores: aria after aria bristles with vitality and personality...Long unavailable, it has been reissued... — Financial Times, 21st August 2010
Scipione (HWV 20) - or Publio Cornelio Scipione - is an opera seria in three acts, with music composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (1719) in 1726. The librettist was Paolo Antonio Rolli. Handel composed Scipione whilst in the middle of writing Alessandro. It was based upon the life of Roman General Scipio Africanus. Its slow march is the regimental march of the Grenadier Guards and is played at London Metropolitan police passing out ceremonies.
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Prologue:
The setting is New Carthage (Cartagena), 210 BCE, after the Roman army, led by Scipione has captured the city from the Carthaginians and their Spanish allies.
Act 1:
Scipione leads a procession of captives into the city through the triumphal arch. He anticipates future conquests and salutes his officers, with a particular laurel for Lelio. Lelio, in return, offers the prisoner Berenice to Scipione. Scipione is immediately attracted to Berenice, but vows to respect her honour. Berenice is in love with the Spanish prince Lucejo, who is among the Roman army incognito. He vows to rescue her. Lelio himself is attracted to another prisoner, Armira, but she will not return the affection whilst a prisoner. This begins to draw Lelio in sympathy with the female prisoners, although he does advise Berenice to accept Scipione's affection.
The female prisoners are confined in a palace with a garden, but Scipione has forbidden strangers to enter. Still disguised, Lucejo breaches the garden, but hides when he hears Scipione approaching. Scipione tries to win over Berenice and proclaims his love for her. Lucejo cannot tolerate this, and betrays his presence by his exclamation. Berenice tries to protect Lucejo by calling him a madman and begging for mercy. Alone at the end of the act, Lucejo is unsure of Berenice's motives and begins to become jealous.
Act 2:
Ernando, father to Berenice, has arrived to offer a ransom for his daughter and also friendship to Scipione. Scipione tries again to woo Berenice, but she again rejects his advances. After Scipione has left, Lucejo reappears, but she dismisses him. This confirms Lucejo's initial jealous suspicions, but Berenice feels emotionally torn. Even with his jealous feelings, Lucejo does not completely break with Berenice, but he does pretend to express affection for Armira, in the expectation that Berenice will overhear this. Both Berenice and Armira are distressed at the situation, and Scipione arrives, angry to see Lucejo in the garden. Lucejo now confesses his identity and his plans, and challenges Scipione to a duel. Scipione orders the arrest of Lucejo. Berenice then admits that she could love a Roman, if she had not promised herself to another.
Act 3:
Scipione offers Ernando freedom for Berenice, on condition that he may marry her. Ernando replies that he would willingly give up his life and kingdom, but that he cannot break his earlier promise to Lucejo of Berenice in marriage. This nobility impresses Scipione, who then plans to send Lucejo to Rome as a prisoner. He further ponders the situation, and resolves to sacrifice his own personal desires for the greater happiness of the others. He tells Berenice of his change of mind and heart. He accepts the ransom offer from Ernando and frees Berenice, saying that she may marry Lucejo. Furthermore, he gives the ransom to the couple as a wedding present. All present praise Scipione's generosity, and Lucejo vows loyalty to Rome for himself and his subjects.[4]
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With their founder and conductor Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques appear all over the world, presenting both new revivals and established masterpieces of Baroque and Classical eras. Among their most notable achievements and Christophe Rousset’s first recording of a Handel opera, was Scipione, recorded 17 years ago. That recording on the fnac label has been deleted, furthermore, no other version has been recorded since.
Track List:
CD1:
01. Ouverture
02. Atto I. Scena 1. Marcia
03. Aria: Abbiam vinto (Scipione)
04. Recitativo: A Tiberio (Scipione, Lelio, Berenice, Amira)
05. Recitativo: Scaccia, oh bella (Scipione)
06. Recitativo: Oh Lucejo (Scipione, Lelio, Armira)
07. Aria: Un caro amante (Berenice)
08. Scena 2. Recitativo: Quando vengo (Lucejo)
09. Aria: Lamentandomi corro (Lucejo)
10. Scena 3. Recitativo: Oh quante grazie amore (Scipione, Lelio)
11. Scena 4. Recitativo e Aria: Libera chi non é (Armira)
12. Recitativo: Indegna é… (Lelio, Berenice)
13. Scena 5. Aria: Non si teme (Lelio)
14. Accompagnato: Oh! Sventurati (Berenice)
15. Aria: Dolce aurette (Berenice)
16. Scena 6. Aria: Dimmi cara (Lucejo)
17. Recitativo: Ah! T'ascondi (Berenice, Lucejo, Scipione)
18. Scena 7. Aria: Vanne! (Berenice)
19. Scena 8. Recitativo: Giunsi a tempo (Lelio, Lucejo, Scipione)
20. Aria: Figlia di reo timor (Lucejo)
TT: 61:54
CD2:
01. Atto II. Scena 1. Ouverture
02. Recitativo: Mercè del Vincitor (Ernando, Lelio)
03. Aria: Braccio si valoroso (Ernando)
04. Scena 2. Accompagnato: Tutta raccolta ancor (Berenice)
05. Recitativo: Di libertade il dono (Scipione, Berenice)
06. Aria: Pensa, Oh bella (Scipione)
07. Scena 3. Recitativo: Ecco, oh prence (Lelio, Lucejo, Berenice)
08. Aria: Parto, fuggo (Lucejo)
09. Recitativo: Seguilo, O Duce (Berenice, Lelio)
10. Aria: Com'onda incalza (Berenice)
11. Scena 4. Recitativo: Importuno tu sei (Armira, Lelio)
12. Aria: Temo che lusinghiero (Lelio)
13. Recitativo: Lusingarlo mo giova (Armira)
14. Aria: Voglio contenta allor (Armira)
15. Scena 5. Recitativo: Qui torno e qui (Lucejo, Armira)
16. Scena 6. Recitativo: Oh bella (Berenice, Lucejo, Armira)
17. Scena 7. Recitativo: Tanto s'ardisce ancora (Scipione, Lucejo, Berenice)
18. Scena 8. Recitativo: Numi, lo difendete! (Berenice, Scipione, Lelio, Lucejo)
19. Aria: Cedo a Roma (Lucejo)
20. Recitativo: Signor, del tuo fisso (Berenice, Scipione)
21. Aria: Scoglio d'immota fronte (Berenice)
TT: 49:16
CD3:
01. Atto III. Scena 1. Sinfonia e Recitativo: Miseri affetti miei!
02. Aria: Tutta rea la vita umana (Ernando)
03. Recitativo: Degni amici (Scipione)
04. Aria: Il poter quel che brami (Scipione)
05. Scena 2. Recitativo: In questo luogo (Lelio, Berenice, Lucejo)
06. Aria: Se mormora (Lucejo)
07. Recitativo: Più resister non posso (Lelio)
08. Accompagnato: Ah! Scipione (Berenice)
09. Scena 3. Aria: Già cessata (Berenice)
10. Scena 4. Sinfonia
11. Recitativo: All' invitto (Ernando, Scipione)
12. Scena 5. Recitativo: Oh dolce Figlia! (Ernando, Berenice, Scipione)
13. Aria: Gioia si, speri si (Scipione)
14. Scena 6. Recitativo: Tu, d'indibile Figlia (Lelio, Armira)
15. Aria: Del debellar la Gloria (Lelio)
16. Scena 7. Recitativo: Dove, Oh Prencipe amator? (Berenice, Lucejo)
17. Aria: Bella notte (Berenice)
18. Recitativo: Squarciasi'l fosco (Lucejo)
19. Aria: Come al nazio boschetto (Lucejo)
20. Scena Ultima. Aria: Dopo il nemico oppresso (Scipione)
21. Recitativo: Venga Lucejo (Scipione, Lelio, Ernando, Lucejo, Berenice)
22. Duetto: Si fuggano i tormenti (Berenice, Lucejo)
23. Recitativo: Marre riposi (Scipione)
24. Coro: Faranno gioia intera
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