Royal College of Music: Britten TheatrePrince Consort Road, London, Greater London, SW7 2BS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Festspiel: London Handel Festival
Darsteller
| Laurence Cummings | Musikalische Leitung | |
| James Bonas | Regie | |
| Adrian Butterfield | Konzertmeister | |
| London Handel Orchestra | ||
| Galina Averina | Sopran | Dalinda |
| Marie Lys | Sopran | Dalinda |
| Sofia Larsson | Sopran | Ginevra |
| Gemma Summerfield | Sopran | Ginevra |
| Kamilla Dunstan | Mezzosopran | Ariodante |
| Katie Coventry | Mezzosopran | Ariodante |
| Elspeth Marrow | Mezzosopran | Polinesso |
| Thomas Scott-Cowell | Knabensopran | Polinesso |
| Peter Aisher | Tenor | Lurcanio |
| Thomas Erlank | Tenor | Lurcanio |
| Joel Williams | Tenor | Odoardo |
| Simon Shibambu | Bass | King of Scotland |
Ariodante is one of Handel’s finest operas. Handel composed it for the 1734-5 season, and his
fabulous cast was reflected in the music, a combination of virtuosity and emotional depth. Like its sister opera, and fellow masterpiece, Alcina, Ariodante is taken from Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando Furioso, and tells of heroes-in-love, treacherous villainy and chivalric honour. (The story is so good that Shakespeare used it in Much Ado about Nothing). Also like Alcina, Handelm included some charming ballets, written for a visiting French dance troupe. Richly scored and tightly plotted, Ariodante is a perfect piece both for Handel aficionados and for those new to Baroque opera.
