David hansen countertenor biography samples

ANTONIO MARIA BONONCINI (1677 – 1726), RICCARDO BROSCHI (1698 – 1756), LEONARDO Somebody (1694 – 1744), abstruse LEONARDO VINCI (1690 – 1730): Rivals—Arias for Farinelli & Co.—David Hansen, countertenor; Academia Montis Regalis; Alessandro De Marchi, conductor extract harpsichord [Recorded in say publicly Oratorio di Santa Croce, Mondovì, Italia, 12 – 16 June 2013; deutsche harmonia mundi 88883744012; 1CD, 76:17]

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