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product_id: 4074204
title: "Rival Queens"
brand: "simone kermesvivica genaux"
price: "$39.54"
currency: USD
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reviews_count: 12
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# Rival Queens

**Brand:** simone kermesvivica genaux
**Price:** $39.54
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- **What is this?** Rival Queens by simone kermesvivica genaux
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## Description

2014 release from Vivica Genaux and Simone Kermes. RIVAL QUEENS explores the artistic legacies of the two legendary singers (Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni) and the heights of inspiration to which their rivalry moved the leading composers of their era. Featuring music by Bononcini, Handel, Leo, Lotti, Pollarolo, Porpora, and Porta, most of which has not been heard since the careers of Bordoni and Cuzzoni, RIVAL QUEENS explores the artistic legacies of the two legendary singers and the heights of inspiration to which their much-feted competition moved the important composers of the era.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Fun and Skillful Performances
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022*

This is a fun disk to listen to. Both singers are great (though I think Genaux is superior, and muhc less gaudy with her coloratura). This isn't the best Baroque aria recital disk out there. Cenčić and Jaroussky, for instance, have both recorded some great disks, as has Genaux ("Arias for Farinelli" is widely praised as one of, if not the, greatest opera recital disks ever made). But this disk is, above all, a lot of fun. Even the pictures in the booklet are really hilarious, as they reference the infamous fight which took place on the opera stage between two opera celebrities of the eighteenth century—the album's inspiration.

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    Dazzling vocal artistry
  

*by M***O on Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2014*

I couldn't wait to receive my copy of Rival Queens, and I certainly was not disappointed.  The singing, the artistry, the vocal pyrotechnics, all testify to the brilliance that was the age of 18th century opera.  If Faustina Bordoni (Hasse's wife) and Francesca Cuzzoni were half as good as mezzo soprano Vivica Genaux and soprano Simon Kermes, then they surely deserved their reputation as the reigning divas of the day.  The collection of arias is revelatory with many written expressly for these historic singers. When you consider 12 of the 15 selections on this disk have never been recorded before, and were composed by composers you rarely hear about, you can readily see why this is a must have CD for any opera lover or early music fan.  I can't wait for Vol. 2 of Rival Queens.

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    Must have for 18th century opera lovers
  

*by K***G on Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2014*

Anyone interested in 18th century opera should own this cd. The singing by both "Rival Queens" is first rate & the selections (12 of the 15 tracks are first ever recordings) are outstanding. Wonderful arias & duets by some unfamiliar composers make this a must have. Informative booklet with text of arias. Only complaint was the track timings are missing.

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