Il Pomo d'Oro is a prize-winning orchestra founded in 2012 and named after the opera ''

Il pomo d'oro ''Il pomo d'oro'' (''The Golden Apple'') is an opera in a prologue and five acts by the Italy, Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra (1611-1668). It was first performed before the imperial court in a specially constr ...

'' by

Antonio Cesti Antonio Cesti (; baptised Pietro Cesti, 5 August 1623; died 14 October 1669), known today primarily as an Italian composer of the Baroque era, was also a singer (tenor) and organist. He was "the most celebrated Italian musician of his generatio ...

. The ensemble specialises in

Historically informed performance Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of Western classical music, classical music which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of ...

of music from the

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

and Classical period which it performs and records led by its own lead violinists Federico Guglielmo and Zefira Valova, or by guest conductors including Maxim Emelyanychev (chief conductor since 2016), Riccardo Minasi, Stefano Montanari, George Petrou, Enrico Onofri, Francesco Corti, Zefira Valova and the Stradella specialist Andrea De Carlo.

Discography

The ensemble has produced the following recordings: *2012: Concerti Per Violino V, Per Pisendel, Vivaldi *2012: Bad Guys *2012: Concerti Per Violino IV ''L'imperatore'', Vivaldi *2013: Arias for Caffarelli *2014: ''

Tamerlano ''Tamerlano'' (Tamerlane, HWV 18) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Agostino Piovene's ''Tamerlano'' together with another libretto entitled ''Bajazet'' a ...

'', Handel *2015: Arie Napoletane *2015: ''

Partenope ''Partenope'' (''Parthenope''), HWV 27, is an opera by George Frideric Handel, first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 24 February 1730. Although following the structure and forms of opera seria, the work is humorous in character ...

'', Handel *2015: ''

Catone in Utica ''Catone in Utica'' (; ) is an opera libretto by Metastasio, that was originally written for Leonardo Vinci's Catone in Utica (Vinci), 1727 opera. Following Vinci's success, Metastasio's text was used by numerous composers of the baroque music, ...

'', Vinci *2017: Carnevale 1729 *2017: '' Ottone'', Handel *2018: ''

Serse ''Serse'' (; English title: ''Xerxes''; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia (16 ...

'', Handel *2018: '' Doriclea'', Stradella *2020: '' Agrippina'', Handel *2022: ''

Theodora Theodora may refer to: * Theodora (given name), a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift" Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodo ...

'', Handel *2022: '' Apollo e Dafne'' and ''Armida abbandonata'', Handel

References

External links

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