Simone Kermes: Ombra mai fu / Giovanni Bononcini

Simone Kermes, crowned “Queen of Baroque“ by Opera News, presents her eagerly awaited follow-up album to her multi-award-winning album Lava. “Colori d’amore“ is a collection of rediscovered baroque arias exploring the various facets of love overflowing with poetry, passion and dazzling virtuosity. Thirteen of the fourteen arias on the disc are world-premiere recordings of forgotten arias by Bononcini, Broschi, Caldara, Matteis and Scarlatti and have been carefully researched by Claudio Osele, who already collaborated with the soprano on her previous album Lava. “Ombra mai fu“ by Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670 - 1747) has been the model for Handel’s famous version of 1738. The aria was filmed during the recording sessions for “Colori D’Amore“. Giovanni Bononcini FRONDI TENERE ... OMBRA MAI FU (Il) Xerse -- Atto I, scena 1 -- Xerse Frondi tenere e belle Del mio platano amato, Per voi risplenda il fato. Tuoni, lampi e procell