Bella dama: Baroque Cantatas Thomas Hyde to illuminate a rich and

to illuminate a rich and complex network of stylistic innovation at the dawn of the Baroque era

yet complementary masterworks

Schola Cantorum Reykjavík

Rising star countertenor Raffaele Pé returns to the Resonus label with an album entitled La lira di Orfeo: A tribute to Gualberto Magli

Also featured are a selection of preludes from Christopher Simpson’s The Division Viol and an additional Prelude in A minor by gambist Robert Smith

Bella dama: Baroque Cantatas Thomas Hyde to illuminate a rich andRaffaele P (countertenor)Spiritato! Making their Resonus debut with this album of Italian Baroque cantatas are the talented young countertenor Raffaele P and dynamic London based early music ensemble Spiritato! Entitled Bella dama, this album features Baroque cantatas by Antonio Vivaldi, Nicola Porpora and Alessandro Scarlatti. Focusing on the image of the lady in Italian eighteenth century music and art, these works include Vivaldis Cessate, omai