PORPORA: Cantatas for Soprano [CD de audio] Laura Maria Martorana and Porpora

Considered among the greatest musicians of the first half of the 18th century, Nicola Porpora left us a vast production of vocal works, which exerted a profound influence on a large number of composers, including Pergolesi and Haydn, both of his students. His deep understanding of the technical and expressive resources of the voice allowed him to achieve high-level results, as can be seen in this beautiful album, one of whose cantatas, titled Il Vulcano, gives a very clear idea of the explosive contents of the music. from Porpora. The absolute protagonist of the recovery of these works is Maria Laura Martorana, a coloratura soprano with a brilliant virtuoso technique and a passionate dramatic temperament, which allows her to express the palpitating emotions that flood these cantatas. At his side, the Virtuosi Italiani perform wonderfully, an excellent period instrument ensemble led with style and great taste by an inspired Alberto Martini.