Cappella Neapolitana / Piccinni

Cappella Neapolitana
conductor Antonio Florio
soprano Rosa Feola

Son Regina e son amante
Piccinni in Italy and France

Piccinni
“Majo p’e la capo” – Aria of Lisetta in Neapolitan dialect from the opera Lo stravagante – Naples, 1761
Allegro from the opera La corsara – Naples, 1771
“Ah, que je fus bien inspirée” – Air of Didon from the opera Didon – Fontainebleau and Paris, 1783
Sinfonia from the opera Zenobia – Naples, 1756
“Ogn’or tu fosti” – Aria of Ciro from the opera Ciro riconosciuto – Naples, 1759
“Mi credi spietata?” – Aria of Mandane from the opera Artaserse – Naples, 1768
Andante con moto from the opera La schiava – Rome, 1776
“O nuit! Déesse du mystère” – Air of Irene from the opera Le faux lord – Fontainebleau, 1783
Ouverture from the opera Le donne vendicate – Rome, 1763
“Tremblez ingrats de me trahir” – Aria of Cybele from the opera Atys – Paris, 1780
Andantino cantabile from the opera Il finto turco – Naples, 1762
“Son regina e son amante” from the opera Didone abbandonata – Rome, 1770

Verses from “Didone Abbandonata” lend their title to a recital exploring the theatrical and musical world of Niccolò Piccinni through arias that illuminate the destinies of his female characters—figures who embody both power and fragility. Rosa Feola, together with Antonio Florio and the Cappella Neapolitana, leads the audience on a journey across Italy and France, between refined and vernacular languages, Neapolitan tradition and European influences, revealing a vivid and surprising portrait of the composer from Bari.