Agostino Steffani - Orlando generoso (Dorothee Oberlinger)

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Composer: Agostino Steffani

• Orlando generoso

Terry Wey; Hélène Walter; Natalia Kawalek

Shira Patchornik; Morten Grove Frandsen

Sreten Manojlovic; Gabriel Díaz

Ensemble 1700

Dorothee Oberlinger, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Prospero Classical

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Italian-born composer, diplomat, and cleric Agostino Steffani (1654–1728) was a central figure in European Baroque music whose operas uniquely synthesized Italian vocal expression, French elegance, and German counterpoint, directly influencing George Frideric Handel. Although his stage works fell into obscurity following his death, Steffani’s music is experiencing a major contemporary resurgence. Highlighted by the Potsdam Music Festival 2025 production, recorder virtuoso and conductor Dorothee Oberlinger leads Ensemble 1700 alongside an acclaimed solo cast in a prominent new recording of Orlando generoso, showcasing one of Steffani’s crowning operatic masterpieces for modern audiences.

Dorothee Oberlinger (b. 1969) is a world-renowned recorder virtuoso acclaimed for her expressive artistry and numerous award-winning recordings. She has performed solo at major festivals and prestigious venues across Europe, the U.S., and Japan, and collaborated with top Baroque ensembles such as London Baroque, Musica Antiqua Köln, and modern orchestras like the WDR Symphony Orchestra. She maintains a strong partnership with Italy’s Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, with whom she released a celebrated Vivaldi CD. In 2003, she founded Ensemble 1700, focusing on 17th- and 18th-century repertoire. In 2004, she became a professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.