Notes: | Opera in 3 acts, sung in Italian. Libretto by Nicola Haym based on the libretto by Agostino Piovene (Venice, 1711), itself based on Tamerlan ou la mort de Bajazet by Jacques Pradon, 1675. Compact discs. Program notes, synopsis in English, French and German, and Italian libretto with English, French and German translations (157 p. : ill.) inserted in container. Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, soprano ; Anna Bonitatibus, mezzo-soprano ; Monica Bacelli, contralto ; Graham Pushee, alto ; Tom Randle, tenor ; Antonio Abete, bass ; English Concert ; Trevor Pinnock, conductor. Recorded live on June 27, 28 & 30, 2001 at Sadler's Wells, London.
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