The Real Compañía Ópera de Cámara de Barcelona orchestra (RCOC) (English "Royal Chamber Opera Company from Barcelona", Catalan "Reial Companyía Òpera de Cambra de Barcelona") is a Spanish early music ensemble based in Barcelona. It was founded by its conductor Juan Bautista Otero. The orchestra has been instrumental in reviving several long unperformed Baroque operas.[1]
Discography
edit- Domènec Terradellas Sesostri. Sunhae Im, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Kenneth Tarver, Ditte Andersen, Rafaella Milanesi, Tom Randle. RCOC 3 CDs.
- Vicente Martín y Soler. Ifigenia in Aulide. K617 2 CDs
- Soler. 2 cantatas. La dora festeggiante, Il sogno. (70 minutes) RCOC 2 CDs
- Terradellas. Artaserse. Venice, 1744. Opera seria in 3 acts. Anna Maria Panzarella, Celine Ricci, Marina Comparato, RCOC 3 CDs
- Antonio Maria Mazzoni. Aminta, il re pastore. K617 2 CDs
- Nicola Porpora. Orlando. K617 2 CDs
Forthcoming
- Mazzoni. Antigono (Lisbon 1755). CD & DVD Otero RCOC
- Davide Pérez Solimano (Lisbon 1757 & Cádiz 1768). Otero RCOC
- Porpora. Gli Orti Esperidi (Naples 1721). Otero RCOC
References
edit- ^ Concerto: Das Magazin für Alte Musik Volume 23 Wilhelm A. Bauer, Otto Erich Deutsch - 2006 "Mit einer ersten Wiederaufführung der 1756 in Madrid komponierten Oper »Aminta« von Antonio Mazzoni gastiert das spanische Ensemble Real Compania Opera de Cämara unter Juan Bautista Otero im Herner Kulturzentrum."