Rinaldo, HWV 7

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Librettist/Text Author: Rossi, Giacomo

Conductor: Dantone, Ottavio

Orchestra: Age of Enlightenment Orchestra

A Christian Magician: Towers, William

Almirena: Fritsch, Anett

Argante: Pisaroni, Luca

Armida: Rae, Brenda

Eustazio: Mead, Tim

Goffredo: Abrahamyan, Varduhi

Rinaldo: Prina, Sonia

Set Designer: Davey, Gideon

Costume Designer: Davey, Gideon

Lighting Designer: Carsen, Robert

Lighting Designer: Praet, Peter van

Stage Director: Carsen, Robert

Television Director: Roussillon, Francois

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Date of Production: 08-2011

Venue: Glyndebourne Opera House

Playing Time: 02:41:42

Catalogue Number: OA1081D

UPC: 809478010814

Synopsis

Rinaldo, HWV 7

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Lacrosse sticks and flying bicycles bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London triumph. Conducting from the keyboard just as Handel himself did, Ottavio Dantone leads a youthful cast of today's luminaries in the dramatic art of Baroque opera; the 'affecting' Sonia Prina, the 'unadorned intensity' of Anett Fritsch and 'fire-breathing flair' of Branda Rae. (The Observer)