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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ParisRinaldoNew production
Handel: Rinaldo
Philippe Jaroussky; Valentina Carrasco; Silvia Aymonino; Elfried Roller; Elena Zamparutti
ViennaRinaldoNew production
Handel: Rinaldo
Francesco Corti; Nadja Loschky; MusikTheater an der Wien; Katharina Schlipf; Irina Spreckelmeyer; Karl Wiedemann; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
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Rinaldo conducts Rinaldo at the Karlsruhe Handel Festival
With dazzling set designs and powerhouse sopranos, Karlsruhe’s Rinaldo upholds the opera's Baroque fantasy allure in a flawed yet fascinating production, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini.
A streamlined, dramatic Rinaldo from Pinchgut
Although abbreviated, Pinchgut Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo makes a powerful dramatic impact and exemplifies high musical values, with excellent orchestral playing and consistently fine singing.
Child's play: inventive, moving Rinaldo at Glimmerglass
Director Louisa Proske refracts Handel's tale of warlords and witches through the prism of a juvenile dream world, aided by a game cast headed by Anthony Roth Costanzo.
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