Here's a new excerpt of Michelangelo Falvetti's "Nabucco", recorded live in concert at the beautiful abbey of Ambronay and broadcast by classical TV network Mezzo. Portraying the title role, Fernando is joined by Cappella Mediterranea and the Choeur de Chambre de Namur under the helm of conductor Leonardo García Alarcón.
The full CD recording (on the label Ambronay Editions) is available for sale here.


Michelangelo Falvetti (1642-1692)
"Nabucco" (Messina, 1683)

Aria "S'alla mia imago" / Aria "Di mia scolpita effigie"

"S'alla mia imago tributa il Tago arene d'oro"
To mi image let the Tagus offer in tribute its golden sands
"Grati profumi d'arabi fumi tramanda il Moro"
And let the Moor convey to us the pleasant perfumes of Arabian incense
"Di mia scolpita effigie i bei splendori incensi l'Asia e Babilonia adori"
And let Asia revere and Babylon adore the fair splendours of my sculpted likeness

Francesco Cavalli's opera Elena -  in which Fernando plays one of the leading roles (Teseo) and which had its modern première last summer in the Aix-en-Provence Festival - was recently nominated for the 2014 Opera Awards, in the "Rediscovered Work" category. 
The winners list will be unveiled on April 7th, during the official ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Fingers crossed!:)

The full nominees' list in every category can be found here.