Gasparini - Gasparini: Atalia [CD] top500_bt Lucie Silvas

Lucie Silvas

frontwoman

Fano weaves complex motivic development with a keen sense of melodic invention

Peter Erskine

new members include ROCK VAULT vocalist JOHN BISAHA and BOYSTOWN guitarist JOEY SYKES

Gasparini - Gasparini: Atalia [CD] top500_bt Lucie SilvasThe terrible Atalia, having eliminated the entire royal family in order to secure her power, reigns mercilessly over Jerusalem. But seven years later, the High Priest, determined to put an end to her tyranny, joins forces with General Ormano and the wise old Nourrice to bring little Joas, the only survivor of the massacre, to the throne. Emmanuel Resche Caserta and the Ensemble Hemiolia make Francesco Gasparini's oratorio their own, bringing to life