Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin

Bernasconi: L'Olimpiade, Act 2: "Siam navi all’onde algenti" (Aminta)
Gluck: Il re pastore, Act 3: "Sol può dir come si trova" (Agenore)
Piccinni: Catone in Utica, Act 1. "Che giurai? Che promisi?" (Arbace) & "Che legge spietata" (Arbace)
Ferrandini: 24 Arias: No. 23, Gelido in ogni vena (From Sächsische Landsbibliothek MS 3037-I-6)
Traetta: L'Olimpiade, Act 2
Michelangelo Valentini: La clemenza di Tito, Act 2: "Se mai senti spirarti sul volto" (Sesto)
Hasse, J A: Demofoonte, Sinfonia
Hasse, J A: Demofoonte, Act 1
Hasse, J A: Demofoonte, Act 3: "Misero pargoletto" (Timante)
Bach, J C: Artaserse, Act 2: "Per quel paterno amplesso" (Arbace)
Jommelli: Artaserse, Act 1: "Fra cento affanni" (Arbace)

With Forgotten Arias countertenor Philippe Jaroussky pays tribute to composers of the late Baroque era and to the great librettist of the age, Pietro Metasasio. All ten arias on the album, written between 1748 and 1770 by nine composers, are heard in world premiere recordings. Metasasio’s librettos were set by multiple composers – Vivaldi, Handel, Gluck and Mozart among them – resulting in hundreds of operas. The more familiar names on the multi-faceted programme of Forgotten Arias are Gluck, Johann Christian Bach, Jommelli, Hasse and Piccinni. Less well-known are Bernasconi, Ferrandini, Traetta and Valentini. Jaroussky’s partners on the album are the conductor Julien Chauvin and his orchestra Le Concert de la Loge. All in all, Forgotten Arias looks set to be highly memorable.