Riccardo Primo re d'Inglilterra

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Royal College of Music: Britten TheatrePrince Consort Road, London, Greater London, SW7 2BS, United Kingdom

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Performers

RCM International Opera School
Laurence Cummings	Conductor
James Robert Carson	Director
London Handel Orchestra
Adrian Butterfield	Leader
Rupert Enticknap	Countertenor	Riccardo primo	2012 Mar 26, 28
Jake Arditti	Countertenor	Riccardo primo	2012 Mar 26, 27, 29
Eleanor Dennis	Soprano	Costanza	2012 Mar 26, 28
Katherine Crompton	Soprano	Costanza	2012 Mar 26, 27, 29
Timothy Nelson	Bass-baritone	Berardo
Edward Grint	Baritone	Isacio
Fiona Mackenzie	Mezzo-soprano	Oronte	2012 Mar 26, 28
Emilie Renard	Mezzo-soprano	Pulcheria	2012 Mar 26, 28
Hannah Sandison	Mezzo-soprano	Pulcheria	2012 Mar 26
Annie Fredriksson	Soprano	Pulcheria	2012 Mar 27, 29
Victoria Gray	Mezzo-soprano	Oronte	2012 Mar 27, 29

Richard I is to marry
Costanza, a Spanish
princess, but she is shipwrecked near Cyprus. Her
rescuer, Isacio, falls for her
and plans to keep her and
send Richard his daughter
Pulcheria instead –
notwithstanding that she is
already betrothed to Oronte, Prince of Syria.
There follows the usual confusion, cross-dressing
and conﬂict that make for a classic Handelian
night out. Written for the 1727 Royal Academy
season, Riccardo Primo was also a nod to the new
king, George II, who fancied himself as another
great British military leader.

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London Handel Festival: A Strong Case for a Rare Handel Opera

Nahoko Gotoh, 29th March

Riccardo Primo, Re d’Inghilterra (or in English, Richard I), is Handel’s only opera based on the story of an English monarch, and it was premiered in the coronation year of King George II in 1727 (although in fact it was composed the year before but postponed).

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