International Opera Awards 2025
Shortlisted - Solo Recording

Rosa Feola (soprano), Cappella Neapolitana (early music ensemble), Antonio Florio

Piccinni: Didone abbandonata, Act I Scene 5: Son regina e sono amante
Piccinni: La capricciosa, Act I Scene 12: Signora padroncina
Piccinni: Didon, Act II Scene 3: Ah que je fut bien inspirée
Piccinni: Zenobia: Sinfonia. Allegro con spirito - Andantino a mezza voce - Allegro
Piccinni: Ciro riconosciuto, Act I Scene 5: Ognor tu fosti
Piccinni: Artaserse, Act III Scene 5: Mi credi spietata
Piccinni: La schiava: Andante con moto
Piccinni: Le faux lord, Act I Scene 7: O nuit! Déesse du mystere
Piccinni: Le Donne Vendicate: Ouvertura
Piccinni: Atys, Act II Scene 8: Tremblez ingrats de me trahir
Piccinni: Il finto turco: Andantino cantabile
Piccinni: Lo stravagante, Act I Scene 5: Majo p'e la capo

Soprano Rosa Feola, Cappella Neapolitana and Maestro Antonio Florio pay tribute to Niccolo Piccinni, master of the 18th -century Neapolitan opera tradition, with Son regina e sono amante. Deliberately avoiding his most famous work, La buona figliola, the album offers arias from his French and Italian operas, including some in Neapolitan vernacular. Given her origins, Feola is the ideal ambassador to bring the once famous Piccinni back into the limelight. Soprano Ros Feola has received many accolades for her achievements and is a regular guest at the most important opera houses worldwide. Cappella Neapolitana and its artistic director Antonio Florio have played a seminal role in the rediscovery of Neapolitan music since it's foundation in 1987.

"Feola brings to these various queens, lovers and maids shining tone, elegance of style and a vivid way with the texts...All the while Antonio Florio gets prompt and energetic playing from Cappella Neapolitana, taking care to keep the ubiquitous repeated bass lines buoyant." - Gramophone Magazine, May 2025