Handel: Serse

Opening with the famous aria “Ombra mai fu,” Serse remains one of Handel’s most popular operas. Starring Franco Fagioli in the title role, this is the first recording of the opera with a countertenor as the eponymous king, originally sung by a soprano castrato. Fagioli is supported by Vivaca Genaux as Arsamene and Inga Kalna as Romilda, with Il Pomo d’Oro Orchestra conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev and the Cantica Symphonia choir.