Marie Lys, the soprano on this album, made an impression in 2022 by stepping in for Cecilia Bartoli in the title role of Handel's Alcina at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Composition History
Sans y penser, Handel's only cantata in French, was likely sung by Margherita Durastanti, a soprano in Ruspoli's employment, in September 1707.
Composer Biography
Handel's main Roman patron was Marquis Francesco Maria Ruspoli, one of the city's wealthiest men, who was elevated to Prince of Cerveteri by Pope Clement XI.
Composition History
Handel's cantata Il delirio amoroso was likely first performed or aired a few months after February 1707, as a copyist billed for a full score in May 1707.
Composer Biography
Handel left his organist position in Halle in 1703 to work in Hamburg, where his first opera, Almira, premiered in 1705, shortly before his twentieth birthday.
Compositional Technique
Il delirio amoroso is structured in ten movements and scored for soprano, recorder, oboe, three violins (including a concertante soloist), viola, cello, and continuo.
Historical Context
During Handel's time in Rome, the Papacy forbade public opera and play productions, though private secular entertainments were grudgingly allowed.
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