George Frideric HANDEL
(1685 - 1759)
Poro, Re dell'Indie (HWV 28)
opera seria in 3 acts (London, 1731)
libretto: Pietro Metastasio
Dorota Szczepańska, soprano (Cleofide)
Margarita Slepakova, mezzo-soprano (Erissena)
Franko Klisović, alto (Gandarte)
Rafał Tomkiewicz, alto (Poro)
Krzysztof Lachman, tenor (Alessandro)
Przemysław Józef Bałka, bass (Timagene)
Capella Cracoviensis
DIR: ALESSANDRO TAMPIERI
recorded: Feb 14, 2026, Łaźnia Nowa Theatre, Cracow
period instruments
flac (original bitrate: 320 kbps AAC)
N.B. In the performance the opera was split into two parts.
I have restored the original division in three acts.
included: libretto
(01) act 1 [56'17"]
(02) act 2 [39'46"]
(03) act 3 [51'49"]
Picture: Alexander and Porus during the Battle of the Hydaspes (Charles Le Brun, 1673)
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