Prima Donnas

In an age when castrati dominated European stages, a few composers dared to write for female voices. Vivaldi, Porpora, and Porta explored the subtleties of this vocal range to create some of the most beautiful sacred scores of their time. Marina Viotti brings this forgotten heritage to life, placing the power of her voice at the service of the rich and moving melodies of the pieces gathered here. Accompanied by Andrès Gabetta and the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marina Viotti succeeds in the feat of balancing theatricality and piety to revive the great moments of 18th-century sacred music, while paying tribute to those women who, through their art, embodied the soul of the masters.