Serse: Aria: Ombra mai fu

~ Recording by Stephanie Blythe, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.4Serse: Aria: Ombra mai fu2:50Georg Friedrich Händel100 Best Adagio VoicesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-06-01
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)2672872

Relationships

alto vocals:Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:Ensemble orchestral de Paris
conductor:John Nelson (American conductor)
recording of:Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Related works

Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
referred to in medleys:Hooked on Romance
later translated versions:Xerxès HWV 40 : Largo “Bois de lent oubli” (french version)
part of:Serse, HWV 40: Atto I (order: 2)
arrangements:Crux fidelis (translated)
Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”)
Largo (transcription F. Pourcel)
Largo from “Xerxes” (for violin, harp, organ and strings, arr. Hellmesberger)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (for violin and piano, Sarasate)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (for organ, Martin)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (for cello and orchestra)