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Alcina (Act 2 Scene 3, Mi lusinga il dolce affetto)
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Gamal Khamis (Piano)
Recording date: 02 October 2013
Date of broadcast: 17 October 2013
This aria comes from an opera about Alcina, a sorceress who seduces vulnerable men using her looks and her magic. This is a tale of magic rings, heroics knights, kindly magicians and flying horses! The music is frequently beautiful, and the opera contains several musical and dance sequences. Mi lusinga il dolce affetto is written in the form of a minuet, the most popular courtly dance form of the period.
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Gamal Khamis (Piano)
Recording date: 02 October 2013
Date of broadcast: 17 October 2013
