Credits:

Philippe Jaroussky

Description:

The Jarsky Rediscovery Project Continues! A collection of arias for male high voice by Caldaraa contemporary of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldicomposed for the first time to librettos by Metastaso and ZennoTouching the manuscripts directly is like touching history itself. Whats important to me is conducting my own research and engaging directly with the source material, says Jarski, who is dedicated to bringing forgotten works back into the spotlight. His new recording has arrived. For his eighth solo album on Virginand his second collaboration with AimJarski has chosen Caldara, a composer born in Venice who built his career in Mantua, Barcelona, Rome, and finally Vienna. All the arias are from operas with librettos by Metastasio (16981782); La clemenza di Tito was performed 60 years before the premiere of Mozarts work (1791), and Demofonte, which premiered in 1733, is said to have inspired mor