Caldara: La concordia de pianeti

This release marks the world-premiere recording and rediscovery of Antonio Caldaras La Concordia de pianeti, a musical serenade of operatic magnitude composed for the court of Austrian Emperor Karl VI, featuring the creme de la creme of the days singers, including the legendary castrato Carestini (Franco Fagiolis part)

Unearthed and edited by Andrea Marcon, the piece offers a series of virtuosic arias, breath-taking cantilenas and ethereal duets performed by some of the finest singers of today

Franco Fagioli and Daniel Behle, two of todays hottest vocalists, lead a distinctive cast of early music shining stars, including soprano Veronica Cangemi in a welcome return to Deutsche Grammophon / Archiv. The dynamic La Cetra Barockorchester, one of the most coveted period ensembles active today, lends an idiomatic touch to the program

This is a major new release under the Archiv imprint featuring a world-class cast of singers. The opera is new to the repertoire and the catalogue altogether and has been recorded both in studio conditions and live performances in Dortmund