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| Composer | Caldara, Antonio (1670-1736) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera scene/aria |
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Three Baroque tenors and an orcherstra: Ian Bostridge with Northern Sinfonia
Sometimes, glancing through reviews and recordings of Baroque opera arias, one might be forgiven for wondering whether tenors and basses ever appeared on the 18th-century stage – the genre seems dominated by the exotic lives of the castrati and the incredibly exciting music that was written for them.