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Handel’s Ariodante in Drottningholm's magical setting

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“conductor Ian Page took some daring liberties in the slow arias”
Reviewed at Drottningholms Slottsteater, Drottningholm on 3 August 2019
Handel, Ariodante
Drottningholms Slottsteater
Ian Page, Conductor
Nicola Raab, Director
Linus Fellbom, Set Designer
Gesine Völlm, Costume Designer
Ann Hallenberg, Ariodante
Roberta Mameli, Ginevra
Christophe Dumaux, Polinesso
Francesca Aspromonte, Dalinda
Martin Vanberg, Lurcanio
Johannes Weisser, King of Scotland
Olof Lilja, Odoardo
Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra
Maria Lindal, Leader
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