Andreas Scholl | "Ombra mai fu", by Georg Friedrich Haendel (from 'Xerxes')

Andreas Scholl "A Voice amongst past, present and future" A Tribute for the 250th Death Aniversary of Georg Friedriech Haendel (London, April 14, 1759) Music: Aria "Ombra mai fu", by Georg Friedrich Haendel from opera "Xerxes" (1738) - The images at 2:14 and 2:22 ar works of the photographer Eric Larrayadieu - The images of sculptures represent some work of Giacomo Serpotta (1656 - 1732) from Santa Cita Chapel, in Palermo (Sicily). Andreas Scholl (born November 10, 1967) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range. He specialises in Baroque music. His range is the same as that of the celebrated 18th century alto castrato, Senesino, for whom Handel wrote his greatest alto roles. Fanfare Magazine says: "There are more excellent countertenors before the public today than ever before, but one stands out above all others, as Caruso among tenors a century ago: Andreas Scholl". More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Scholl Andreas Scholl (nato il 10 Novembre del 1967) è un controtenore tedesco, ossia un cantante lirico classico capace di cantare nella tessitura per soprano. E' specializzato nel repertorio musicale barocco. La sua estensione vocale è la stessa del Senesino, celebre castrato del XVIII secolo, per il quale Georg Friedrich Haendel scrisse alcune delle sue più belle arie. Su Fanfare magazine è apparso il seguente giudizio: "Oggi ci sono tantissimi controtenori che si esibiscono davanti al pubblico, quanto mai era avvenuto prima d'ora, ma uno si distacca da tutti gli altri, come Caruso si distingueva tra i tenori del secolo passato: Andreas Scholl".

George Frideric Handel was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle-upon-Saale and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.

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