Xavier Sabata Corominas (born 1976 in

Avià Avià is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of Berguedà, in Catalonia. Its population in 2007 was 2108 inhabitants. The municipality is made up of three towns: ''Avià'', ''Graugés'' and ''La Plana''. Its economical activ ...

, Catalonia) is a Spanish operatic

countertenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a s ...

Discography

*''I Dilettanti'' - cantatas and arias by

Emanuele d'Astorga Emanuele Gioacchino Cesare Rincon, baron of Astorga (20 March 16801757, by one report) was an Italian composer known mainly for his ''Stabat Mater''. Biography He was born on 20 March 1680Hans Volkmann, ''Emanuele d'Astorga'', Leipzig 1911, p. ...

Giacomo Maccari Giacomo Maccari (Rome, c. 1700 – Venice, after 1744) was an Italian opera composer.David Charlton Opera in the Age of Rousseau: Music, Confrontation, Realism 2012 1139789066 Famously, he was enraptured by 'Conservami la bella', Giacomo Maccari ...

Benedetto Marcello Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (; 31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher. Life Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and in his compositions he is f ...

Giovanni Maria Ruggieri Giovanni Maria Ruggieri or Ruggeri was a Baroque composer from Italy. His dates of birth and death are uncertain, but he may have been born about 1665 in Verona and died around 1725. He is known to have flourished from 1689–1720. Life His major ...

. Latinitas nostra, Markellos Chryssikos, Aparté - AP093 *''Handel: Bad Guys'' - Il Pomo d'Oro,

Riccardo Minasi Riccardo Minasi (born 1978) is an Italian violinist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance. Life Born in Rome, Minasi received his first music lessons from his mother, studying modern violin with Paolo Centurioni and A ...

, Aparté - AP048 *''The 5 Countertenors'' - singing Porpora: Tu, spietato, non farai cader vittima (from Ifigenia in Aulide) and Handel: Voi che udite il mio lamento (from Agrippina), with Yuriy Minenko,

Max Emanuel Cencic Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

Valer Barna-Sabadus Valer Barna-Săbăduș (born 15 January 1986), also Valer Sabadus, is a Romanian-German countertenor. He sings in both the alto and soprano range. Life Barna-Sabadus was born in Arad (Romania), near the Hungarian border. He is the child of ...

, Vince Yi, Armonia Atenea,

George Petrou George Petrou ( el, Γιώργος Πέτρου) is a Greek conductor, pianist and stage-director. Biography George Petrou was born in Greece. He studied at the Athens Conservatoire, the Royal College and the Royal Academy of Music in London. He ...

, Decca - 4788094 *''Amore X Amore, Viaggio in Italia, Handel cantatas'' - Xavier Sabata, Forma Antiqua, Winter and Winter - 9101622 *''Le Jardin des Voix'' - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie *''Cavalli: Miracolo D’amore'' - Love Airs and Duets by

Francesco Cavalli Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Republic of Venice, Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque music, Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverd ...

. Raquel Andueza (soprano) & Xavier Sabata (countertenor), La Galanía. Anima E Corpo - AEC006 2016 *''Catharsis'' - arias by

Ariosti Attilio Malachia Ariosti (or Frate Ottavio) (5 November 1666 – 1729) was a Servite Friar and Italian composer in the Baroque style, born in Bologna. He produced more than 30 operas and oratorios, numerous cantatas and instrumental works. Life ...

Caldara Caldara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Antonio Caldara (1670–1736), Italian composer * Domenico Caldara (1814–1897), Italian painter * Emilio Caldara (1868–1942), Italian Socialist Party politician * Jon Caldara, Ame ...

Conti Conti is an Italian surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 63.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Conti'' were residents of Italy (frequency 1:756), 11.8% of the United States (1:24,071), 9.2% of Brazil (1:17,439), 6.3% of Argentina ...

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

Hasse Hasse is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), American botanist * Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), German mathematician * Henry Hasse (1913–1977), US writer of science fiction ...

Orlandini Orlandini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Giulio Orlandini, Italian painter * Giuseppe Orlandini (1922–20??), Italian film director and screenwriter *Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676–1760), Italian Baroque compos ...

, Sarro, Pietro Torri,

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

. Armonia Atenea,

, Aparté - AP143 2017 ;Selected opera recordings *Handel:

Arminio ''Arminio'' ( HWV 36) is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is based on a libretto of the same name by Antonio Salvi, which had been set to music by Alessandro Scarlatti. It is a fictionalisation of events surrounding the G ...

- Xavier Sabata (as Tullio),

, Decca - 4788764 *Vivaldi: L'Oracolo in Messenia - Xavier Sabata (as Alessandro),

Europa Galante Europa Galante is an Italian period-instrument Baroque orchestra founded by violinist Fabio Biondi in 1990 and directed by him. The ensemble has been invited to play at festivals and in concert halls such as La Scala in Milan, the Accademia di ...

, Fabio Biondi, Erato - 6025472 *Cavalli:

La Didone ''Didone'' is an opera by Francesco Cavalli, set to a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (later librettist for Claudio Monteverdi). The opera was first performed at Venice's Teatro San Cassiano during 1640. The plot is based on Virgil's '' ...

- Xavier Sabata (as Larba), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Clément Hervieu-Léger (director), Recorded live at the

Théâtre de Caen Théâtre de Caen, 135 bd du Maréchal Leclerc, is the principle theatre and opera house of Caen, opened in 1963. The old theatre The original théâtre de Caen, was built in 1765 by Alexandre Brongniart, on the Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie. A n ...

, October 2011

Opus Arte Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label is Naxos Records which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about 1 ...

- OABD7106D * Stefano Landi:

Il Sant'Alessio ''Il Sant'Alessio'' (''Saint Alexius'') is an opera in three acts composed by Stefano Landi in 1631 with a libretto by Giulio Rospigliosi (the future Pope Clement IX). Its first performance was probably in February 1632. ''Sant'Alessio'' was the f ...

- Xavier Sabata. Orchestra and Chorus of Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Erato - 5189999 *Handel:

Faramondo ''Faramondo'', HWV 39, is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto adapted from Apostolo Zeno's ''Faramondo''. The story is loosely based upon the legend of Pharamond, a mythological King of the Franks, circa 420&nb ...

- Xavier Sabata (Gernando), Choeur de la Radio Suisse, Lugano & I Barocchisti,

Diego Fasolis Diego Fasolis (born 19 April 1958) is a Swiss classical organist and conductor, the leader of the ensemble I Barocchisti. He has conducted operas in historically informed performance at major European opera houses and festivals, and has made award- ...

, Erato - 2166112 *Cesti: Orontea - Xavier Sabata (Alidoro), Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Ivor Bolton Oehms - OC965 *Handel: Tamerlano - Xavier Sabata (Tamerlano), Minasi Naive - V5373 *Handel:

Alessandro Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

- Xavier Sabata (Tassile), Armonia Atenea, George Petrou, Decca - 4784699 *Handel:

Ottone ''Ottone, re di Germania'' ("Otto, King of Germany", HWV 15) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, to an Italian–language libretto adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from the libretto by Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino for Antonio Lotti's opera ...

- Xavier Sabata (Adalberto), Max Emanuel Cenčić, Lauren Snouffer, Pavel Kudinov, Decca - 4831814

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* Operatic countertenors 1976 births Living people People from Berguedà Opera singers from Catalonia 21st-century Spanish male opera singers {{Spain-opera-singer-stub