Handel : Sosarme

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL (1685-1759)
SOSARME

Opera in three acts with a libretto by Antonio Salvi, premiered in London on February 15th 1732.

Sarah Charles · Éléonore Pancrazi · Rémy Brès-Feuillet · Nicolò Balducci · Logan Lopez Gonzalez · Giacomo Nanni

Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal
Marco Angioloni, conductor

At the borders of mythical Lydia, a crisis erupts: Prince Melo takes up arms against his father, King Haliate, who has been blinded by the slanders of a deceitful adviser who made him believe he would be disinherited in favor of an usurper. It is in this torn kingdom that Sosarme, sovereign of Media and future husband of Princess Elmira, steps forward as a mediator, determined to calm the fury of blood and restore peace. Drawing on the conventions of opera seria, Handel achieves a subtle balance between the power of Antonio Salvi’s text and the richness of the score, building a bridge between the Lullian tradition and the innovations later brought by Rameau. Under the direction of Marco Angioloni, the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal delivers a Sosarme that is both innovative and fi lled with vitality and emotion.

Recorded from December 9th and 15th 2024 at the Hercules Salon of the Palace of Versailles.

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