María Espada, soprano
Emiliano González Toro, tenor
João Fernandes, bass
La Ritirata
Hiro Kurosaki, concertmaster
Josetxu Obregón, artistic direction
Tamar Lalo, recorders
Guillermo Peñalver, recorders and traverso
Daniel Ramírez, Laura Díez, oboes
Eyal Streett, bassoon
Hiro Kurosaki, Pablo Prieto, Daniel Pinteño, Beatriz Amezúa, violins
David Glidden, viola
Josetxu Obregón, violoncello
Xisco Aguiló, violone
Ignacio Prego, harpsichord
Daniel Oyarzabal, organ
Franziska Fleischanderl, salterio
David Mayoral, percussion
Daniel Garay, wind machine
Recorded in Madrid (Universidad Autónoma), in May 2016
Engineered by Manuel Prieto and Federico Prieto
Artistic supervision: Olivier Fourés
Edited by Olivier Fourés, Federico Prieto and Josetxu Obregón
Produced by Josetxu Obregón and Tamar Lalo
CD concept by Tamar Lalo and Josetxu Obregón
Executive producer: Carlos Céster
Design: Rosa Tendero (rosatendero.com)
Photos of the recording sessions: Noah Shaye
Editorial direction: Carlos Céster
Editorial assistance: María Díaz, Mark Wiggins
Essay translations: Mark Wiggins (Eng), Pierre Élie Mamou (Fra), Susanne Lowien (Deu)
Basque translation by Miren Zeberio available at glossamusic.com
Manuscripts of the Musiksammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek and the Biblioteca Musical
Víctor Espinós del Ayuntamiento de Madrid transcribed by Guillermo Peñalver.
Sung texts reviewed by Eugenia Martinini and translated by Avril Bardoni.
Introductory texts to the arias written by José Luis Obregón Perea and translated by Mark Wiggins
Includes unlimited streaming of Antonio Caldara. The Cervantes Operas
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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