Carnevale 1729
Arias by Vinci, Porpora, Albinoni
Ann Hallenberg ms, Il Pomo d’Oro/Stefano Montanari
Pentatone PTC5186678 (2CD)

With her latest album, Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg invites her listeners to join her and Il Pomo d’Oro at the greatest musical party of them all: the Venice Carnival. The year is 1729 and the city’s public opera houses are fierce rivals for the time and money of the many carnival visitors. Competing in a crowded market seems to have spurred...