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The Dellers had a very different vocal production; much as I honor their work, the truth is that compared to them Jaroussky and Scholl sound much more "open" and natural.

@muniere7 May this song keep you safe and serene! Come back to us all...

Man, *that* was racing. Now I mostly snooze....

From a purely musical standpoint this is one of the most stirring anthems: up there with God Save the Queen and the German national anthem. The anthem of the former East German republic was also great musically. Not so great musically: Italy, Brasil, most South American countries (all sound like ...

@ClassicalRelated There are several articles, including by Alan Curtis (the author of the critical edition), that prove quite convincingly that this duet was not by Monteverdi and probably is by Ferrari. There is a good chance that other numbers in this opera also were not by the aging Monteverdi...

@FRAGIORGIO1 Grazie. Liceo classico Marco Polo, Venezia, 1969....

I just wish they did not always show the composer conducting as if he were a 20th-century composer. Lully would not have done anything remotely like that....

Wonderful, and also: perfect diction! See! It's possible to have a high woman's voice pronounce Italian so you can hear every word (I am Italian, so I do care about that...)