L'Olimpiade (The Olympic games) - Antonio Vivaldi
Information about the opera L'Olimpiade by Antonio Vivaldi, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Amorous complications at the first Olympic games.
Recommended recordings on CD
Alessandrini/Mingardo/Kulikova (Naïve Opus 111 OP30316)
A strong cast makes this an impressive recording of this little-known work.
Concerto Italiano, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini.
Cast: Sara Mingardo (Licida), Marianno Kulikova (Argene), Laura Giordano (Aminto), Ricardo Novaro (Clistene), Sergio Foresti (Alcandro).
Naïve Opus 111 OP30316