MARIE LYS - Solo CD “Amate Stelle” · Nicola Porpora: Vi conosco amate stelle (Tiridate) · da capo

Marie Lys, Soprano Andrea Buccarella, Conductor Abchordis Ensemble The program of the “Amate Stelle” CD was born from the great love of soprano Marie Lys for the music written by Handel for Anna Maria Strada Del Po. Handel’s librettist Paolo Rolli said of Po: “She sings better than the two previous ones!” referring to the famous divas Cuzzoni and Bordoni, for expressive, dramatic and technical qualities. No doubt that “la Stradina” was Handel’s “Prima Donna” and “Favorita”. He wrote hundreds of pages of incredible music for her, including the main character of his opera “Alcina”. Furthermore, Charles Burney, who had the opportunity to listen to her performances, considered her as an artist “forged” by the composer himself. This pyrotechnic concert program for soprano and orchestra presents in world premiere gorgeous opera arias written by these composers, together with a selection of masterpieces by Handel. Recorded at Paroisse catholique du Sacré-Cœur, Basel in October 2019. © 2023 Glossa