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Händel – Atalanta / Katalin Farkaš, Éva Bártfai-Barta, Éva Lax, János Bándi, József Gregor, László Polgár / Capella Savaria, Nicholas McGegan / Hungaroton 3x LP 1985 Stereo
SLPD 12612-14
Atalanta (HWV 35) is a pastoral opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto (which is in Italian) being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani. The identity of the librettist is not known.
Handel composed it for the London celebrations of the marriage in 1736 of Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II, to Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. The first performance took place on 12 May 1736 in the Covent Garden Theatre. It closed with a spectacular display of fireworks, which was highly popular with the royal family and the London audience, and the opera and fireworks display were revived a number of times in the year of its first performance.
An arioso from the opera, "Care selve", is often heard in recital and on recordings.
Tracklist:
| A1 | Overture | |
| A2 | 1 Akt, Szene 1-5 | |
| B1 | 1 Akt Szene 6-9 | |
| C1 | 2 Akt, Szene 1-5 | |
| D1 | 2 Akt, Szene 6-8 | |
| E1 | 3 Akt, Sinfonia | |
| E2 | 3 Akt, Szene 1-6 | |
| F1 | 3 Akt, Sinfonia, Final Scene | |
| F2 |
Appendix, 3 Akt Szene 6, original Version |
- Bass Vocals [Mercury] – László Polgár
- Bass Vocals [Nicandro] – József Gregor
- Choir – Savaria Vocal Ensemble
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor – Nicholas McGegan
- Contralto Vocals, Contralto Vocals [Irene] – Éva Lax
- Orchestra – Capella Savaria
- Soprano Vocals [Atalante] – Katalin Farkaš
- Soprano Vocals [Meleargo] – Éva Bártfai-Barta
- Tenor Vocals [Aminta] – János Bándi
