The CD presents music from the operas and oratorios of Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781), recorded by Collegium 1704 under the direction of Václav Luks for Petr Václav’s historical feature film Il Boemo (2022), which was awarded six Czech Lion Awards. It features music from Mysliveček’s opera Bellerofonte(1767), which helped him to establish himself at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the most prestigious opera house of his time, at the beginning of his career in Italy, from his opera L’Olimpiade(1778), which, thanks to its psychological sophistication, constitutes one of the finest settings of the popular libretto and one of the highlights of Mysliveček’s work in general, as well as the aria “Il caromio bene” from Armida (1779), which later became the basis for Mozart’s famous adaptation “Ridente le calma”.
Josef Mysliveček had the opportunity to compose for the greatest vocal stars of his time, and on this album, his music is once again performed by world-renowned soloists such as sopranos Simona Šaturová, Raffaella Milanesi, and Emöke Baráth, mezzo-soprano Sophie Harmsen, countertenors Philippe Jaroussky and Benno Schachtner, and tenors Krystian Adam and Juan Sancho.
Soloists
- Simona Šaturová | soprano
- Raffaella Milanesi | soprano
- Emőke Baráth | soprano
- Sophie Harmsen | mezzosoprano
- Philippe Jaroussky | countertenor
- Benno Schachtner | countertenor
- Krystian Adam | tenor
- Juan Sancho | tenor
Collegium 1704
- Václav Luks | conductor
- concertmasters | Ivan Iliev, Helena Zemanová
- violino | Markéta Knittlová, Jan Hádek, Veronika Manová, Petra Ščevková, Luca Giardini, Simone Pirri, Vadym Makarenko, Stefano Rossi, Simona Tydlitátová, Vojtěch Jakl, Daniel Deuter, Pawel Miczka, Klaudia Matlak, Gian Andrea Guerra, Massimo Percivaldi, Luca Alfonso Rizzello
- viola | Michal Dušek, Eleonora Machová, Martin Stupka, Caroline Kersten, Julia Kriechbaum,
- František Kuncl, Tim Willis
- violoncello | Libor Mašek, Hana Fleková, Thomas Chigioni, Petr Hamouz, Balázs Máté, Michal Sťahel
- double bass | Tilman Schmidt, Ondřej Štajnochr, Attila Szilágyi, Tibor Nagy
- harpsichord and piano| Pablo Kornfeld, Joan Boronat Sanz, Václav Luks
- oboe | Katharina Andres, Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Priska Comploi
- bassoon | Carles Vallès, Yukiko Murakami
- horn | Erwin Wieringa, Miroslav Rovenský, Jana Švadlenková
- theorba | Jan Krejča
- Opera Ezio (version Munich, 1777), overture, Allegro con spirito
- Andantino affettuoso
- Presto
- Opera Demetrio (version Naples, 1779), recitative “Sarete al fin contenti”, Emöke Baráth (Cleonice)
- Aria “Mi parea del porto in seno”, Emöke Baráth (Cleonice)
- Opera L’Olimpiade, recitative “Con questo ferro”, Philippe Jaroussky (Licida)
- Aria “Gemo in un punto e fremo”, Philippe Jaroussky (Licida)
- Oratorio Adamo ed Eva, aria “Non sò se il miopeccato”, Sophie Harmsen (Eva)
- Opera Bellerofonte, aria “Priach’ioperda”, Krystian Adam (Ariobate)
- Opera L’Olimpiade, aria“Mentre dormi”, Philippe Jaroussky (Licida)
- Opera Demofoonte (version Naples, 1775), aria “Speraivicino il lido”, Philippe Jaroussky (Timante)
- Opera L’Olimpiade, aria “Che non mi disse”, Sophie Harmsen (Argene)
- Opera Bellerofonte, aria“Palesarvorrei col pianto”, Simona Šaturová (Argene)
- Opera Demetrio (version Pavia, 1773), aria “Nacqui agli affani in seno”, Emöke Baráth (Cleonice)
- Opera Armida, aria“ Il caromio bene”, Simona Šaturová (Rinaldo)
- Opera Romolo ed Ersilia, quartet “Deh in vita tiserba”, Emöke Baráth (Ersilia), Philippe Jaroussky (Romolo), Benno Schachtner (Acronte), Juan Sancho (Curzio)
- Opera L’Olimpiade, accompanied recitative “Misero me, cheveggo!”, Raffaella Milanesi (Megacle)
- Recitative “Intese tutto Aristea?”, Philippe Jaroussky (Licida), Raffaella Milanesi (Megacle)
- Aria “Se cerca se dice”, Raffaella Milanesi (Megacle)
