Copy of Franco Fagioli | Porpora il maestro (excerpts)

Following a successful first album on naïve, Arias for Caffarelli, this new recording of Franco Fagioli, the hit countertenor in Europe, offers 12 opera arias by Nicola Porpora, who was both a composer and a teacher - of Caffarelli and Farinelli, among many others.

Franco Fagioli, through his amazing technique and breathtaking emotional power, pays tribute to the original and refined vocal art nurtured by Porpora in the framework of Naples in the 18th century.

The recording features hits such as Polifemo’s “Alto Giove” but also lesser-known scores, all performed with the baroque specialists of Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by Alessandro de Marchi.

Franco Fagioli | Porpora il maestro (excerpts)

Canzone e Cantate

Variazioni sull'aria Nel cor più non mi sento!

Following a successful first album on naïve, Arias for Caffarelli, this new recording of Franco Fagioli, the hit countertenor in Europe, offers 12 opera arias by Nicola Porpora, who was both a composer and a teacher - of Caffarelli and Farinelli, among many others.

Franco Fagioli, through his amazing technique and breathtaking emotional power, pays tribute to the original and refined vocal art nurtured by Porpora in the framework of Naples in the 18th century.

The recording features hits such as Polifemo’s “Alto Giove” but also lesser-known scores, all performed with the baroque specialists of Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by Alessandro de Marchi.


“Già si desta la tempest” | Didone abbandonata

“Con alma intrepida” | Meride e Selinunte

“Il pastor se torna aprile” | Semiramide riconosciuta

“Torbido intorno al core” | Meride e Selinunte

“Alto giove” | Polifemo

Handel: Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1, "Ombra mai fu"

"Ombra mai fu"

Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: 4. Cum dederit (Andante)

4. "Cum dederit" (Andante)

N. Porpora: Aria "Alto Giove", From Polifemo -  Franco Fagioli