Xavier Sabata, Alicia Amo, Tiento Nuovo, Ignacio Prego
AP404 - 1CD - 57' - Nov 7, 2025
Alongside the Tiento Nuovo ensemble led by Ignacio Prego, countertenor Xavier Sabata brings back to life magnificent forgotten arias from 18th-century Neapolitan opera.
Alongside Alessandro Scarlatti, many composers contributed to the flourishing of Neapolitan opera in the 18th century. Most have since been forgotten, their works lying dormant in the archives of the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella.
Harpsichordist Ignacio Prego conducts Xavier Sabata, Alicia Amo, and his ensemble Tiento Nuovo in bringing back to life some of the finest, never-before-recorded arias by Sarri, Vinci, and Vignola. Composed at the height of Neapolitan opera, these works combine dazzling virtuosity with unbridled expressiveness — a powerful testament to the art of the affetti cultivated by these Neapolitan masters, here rediscovered with renewed wonder.
Domenico Sarri (1679-1744)
1. Se tuona irato il cielo (Artemisia)*
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
2. Quanto grata à questo core (L’Amor volubile e tiranno)
3. In quelle luci belle (Il Cambise)
4. Or che porto lungi il piede (Il Cambise)*
5. Esser non puó, che Amore (Il Cambise)*
Domenico Sarri
6. Parlami di speranza (Artemisia)*
Giuseppe Vignola (1662-1712)
7. Barbaro mai non cessa (Tull’Ostilio)*
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)
8. Bella tu voi (Silla Dittatore)*
Domenico Sarri
9. Al torrente che ruina (Siroe, re di Persia)*
Leonardo Vinci
10. Ricordati mio core (Silla Dittatore)*
Alessandro Scarlatti
11. Quál fra speme, e frá martire (L’Amor volubile e tiranno)*
Domenico Sarri
12. Sento Amor, che mi lusinga (Artemisia)*
*world premiere recordings
