A Very Brief History of Opera (2/6)

Conductor John Andrews continues his story of opera's development, reaching the early eighteenth century.
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Musical Excerpts:
Mozart: Overture, The Magic Flute
London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. David Parry
Vivaldi: 'Agitata da due venti' from 'Griselda'
Pinchgut Opera, cond. Christopher Saunders
Vivaldi: Recitative from 'Griselda'
Ensemble Matheus, cond. Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Handel: 'Rinaldo'
Academy of Ancient Music, cond. Christopher Hogwood
Arne: 'The Soldier, tired of War's Alarms' from 'Artaxerxes'
Joan Sutherland, Granville Jones, The Philomusica of London
Hasse: 'La sorte mia tiranna' from 'Siroe'
Armonia Aetenea, cond. George Petrou
Gluck: 'Che faro senza Euridice' from 'Orfeo et Euridice'
Rome Opera Orchestra, cond. Pierre Monteux
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[@patrissiacuberos8248]

Loving your style. Fresh, natural and erudite. Excellent. Looking forward to watching your second instalment!

[@johnandrews3924]

Thank you!

[@robingordon-powell6736]

Splendid, I look forward to Part III!

[@garssympa500]

Oh... I love Gluck. I'm so happy you took the time to talk about him. Iphigénie en Tauride is in my top 5 favourite operas. Great drama and musicality.

[@TheEkinays]

Can you turn on the automatic subtitle for this video, sir? I have an exam in 1 week and I am studying opera, since English is not my native languages, it is really hard for me to understand every Word. It means a lot for me and also thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@johnandrews3924]

Thanks! I'm afraid the automatic subtitles make a mess of all the names and Italian/French/German words, but I'll try to add proper titles in the next few weeks.