Renee Fleming’s versatility seems to know no bounds, as this sumptuous recital of Handel arias demonstrates. Fleming sings this wonderful mixture of rarities and old favourites with elegance and lustrous tone, deftly accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Elightenment under Harry Bicket. The better known works include Ombra mai fu from Serse (otherwise known as Handel’s Largo) and Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo while new discoveries such as Calm thou from Alexander Balus and Sommo rettor del cielo from Lotario make a welcome appearance. This is a disc you will enjoy returning to again and again.