Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper (2018)
Synopsis
It is a work charged with jealousy and intrigue, with struggles and betrayal: Ariodante, Handel’s first work for the then brand new Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. At that time, the composer was faced with fierce competition, was financially stricken and on the rocks. However, he plucked up his courage while taking the waters and wrote the opera, basing it on Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando furioso. And he composed varied, colourful music, including the intimate aria “Scherza infida”, which is considered one of the special highlights of Handel’s oeuvre to this day.
Release Date: 2018-03-01
Runtime: 216 minutes
Director: David McVicar
Top Cast
- Sarah Connolly as Ariodante
- Chen Reiss as Ginevra
- Hila Fahima as Dalinda
- Christophe Dumaux as Polinesso
- Rainer Trost as Lurcanio
- Wilhelm Schwinghammer as Il Re di Scorzia
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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