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Ariodante

The English National Opera first mounted David Alden's production of Ariodante, one of Handel's greatest masterpieces, in 1993. It met with unanimous critical and popular acclaim, and this 1996 revival features many of the leading singers from the original production. Ariodante is Handel's 1735 setting of an episode from Ariosto, in which the King of Scotland's daughter is treacherously accused of infidelity to her promised husband. The range of feelings provoked as the characters develop is caught in music of quite extraordinary emotional power, even by Handel's own exalted standards.

Top Cast

  • Gwynne Howell

    Gwynne Howell

    King of Scotland

  • Joan Rodgers

    Joan Rodgers

    Ginevra

  • Ann Murray

    Ann Murray

    Ariodante

  • Paul Nilon

    Paul Nilon

    Lurcanio

  • Christopher Robson

    Christopher Robson

    Polinesso

  • Lesley Garrett

    Lesley Garrett

    Dalinda

  • Mark Le Brocq

    Mark Le Brocq

    Odoardo

Overview

The English National Opera first mounted David Alden's production of Ariodante, one of Handel's greatest masterpieces, in 1993. It met with unanimous critical and popular acclaim, and this 1996 revival features many of the leading singers from the original production. Ariodante is Handel's 1735 setting of an episode from Ariosto, in which the King of Scotland's daughter is treacherously accused of infidelity to her promised husband. The range of feelings provoked as the characters develop is caught in music of quite extraordinary emotional power, even by Handel's own exalted standards.

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