Rather than trying to escape the music's stylised conventions, Vitale warmly embraces them and shares them with his listeners.Gramophone
If the remaining volumes [Handel Cantatas] bring us performances of the outstanding quality of this first installment, this will be a very distinguished series that fills a gaping hole in the Handel discographyFanfare Magazine
Mameli’s conversational story-telling is maximised by Contrasto Armonico’s correct use of low Roman pitch, and Vitale’s unobtrusive direction places the limelight on the singer’s declamation of poetry.Gramophone on Handel Cantate 01