Händel: Alcina / Magdalena Kožená (3CD)

Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of the opera Alcina. The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings is once again working with Les Musiciens and Maestro Minkowski. She is supported by an outstanding cast of soloists consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elizabeth DeShong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso). This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina's enchanted island and shows Handel at the height of his powers: the score is dramatic, lush and colorful, but also introspective and profound when the story demands it.