Various Composers - Arias for Giovanni Rubinelli (Filippo Mineccia)

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1. Antonio Maria Sacchini - Calliroe: Aria. Suon funesto notte e giorno (Agricane)
2. Pasquale Anfossi - Lucio Silla: Aria. A partir tu mi condanni (Cecilio)
3. Niccolò Piccinni - Tigrane: Aria. Ah non resiste il core (Sesto)
4. Tommaso Traetta - Ifigenia in Tauride: Aria. Ah! per pietà placatevi (Oreste)
5. Josef Mysliveček - Atide: Aria. Affanni di quest'alma (Adrasto)
6. Antonio Maria Salieri - Europa riconosciuta: Duetto. Perder l'oggetto amatom (Isseo)
7. Gaetano Andreozzi - Arbace: Recitativo. Dove son? Che rimiro? In queste cupe (Arbace)
8. Gaetano Andreozzi - Arbace: Aria. Non fareste ombre di morte (Arbace)
9. Giuseppe Sarti - Siroe: Aria. Mi credi infedele (Siroe)
10. Angelo Tarchi - Ademira: Aria. Ah se in vita o mio tesoro (Flavio Valente)
11. Giovanni Paisiello - Antigono: Recitativo. Ch'io fugga, e lasci intanto (Demetrio)
12. Giovanni Paisiello - Antigono: Duetto. Non temer, non sono amante (Demetrio)
13. Francesco Bianchi - Cajo Mario: Aria. Se fedel mi serbi amore (Annio)
14. George Frideric Handel - Poro, re delle Indie, HWV 28: Aria. Se possono tanto
15. George Frideric Handel - Riccardo primo, re d'Inghilterra, HWV 23: Duetto. T'amo sì, sarai tu quella
16. Michele Mortellari - Venere e Adone: Aria. Cercando l'idol mio (Adone)
17. Sebastiano Nasolini - La morte di Cleopatra: Aria. Queste lagrime dolenti (Marc' Antonio)
18. Luigi Cherubini - Didone abbadonata: Aria. Quando saprai chi sono
19. Carlo Lenzi - Quoniam tu solus Sanctus

Filippo Mineccia, alto

Alexandra Tarniceru, soprano

Istante Collective

Date: 2026

Label: harmonia mundi / Glossa

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Recognized by music historian Charles Burney as one of the three greatest castrati of the late eighteenth century, contralto Giovanni Rubinelli was a defining protagonist during the final era of opera seria. Renowned for his distinct, lower vocal range, numerous contemporary composers crafted works specifically for him. Rubinelli’s illustrious career included a debut at age sixteen in Ludwigsburg, performing in Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta for the historic 1778 inauguration of Milan's La Scala, and acclaimed London appearances in Handel's Giulio Cesare. Modern countertenor Filippo Mineccia revives this legacy, offering a sensitive and virtuoso musical portrait of Rubinelli’s artistry.

Florentine countertenor Filippo Mineccia is internationally recognized as a premier specialist in the vocal repertoire of the baroque castrato era. A graduate of the Luigi Cherubini Music Conservatory, Mineccia has built a distinguished career collaborating with elite period-instrument ensembles and celebrated conductors worldwide. His extensive stage and recording credits feature principal roles in foundational operas by Handel, Monteverdi, and Vivaldi, alongside an expansive sacred oratorio repertoire. Notably dedicated to historical revival, Mineccia has released several critically acclaimed solo albums spotlighting neglected eighteenth-century composers, cementing his reputation across prestigious European opera houses and festivals.