Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper (movie)

Ariodante - Wiener Staatsoper (movie)

  • Production country: US
  • Producer: David McVicar
  • Genre: Music
  • Release date: 3/1/2018
  • Run time: 216 min.

Movie description

It is a work charged with jealousy and intrigue, with struggles and betrayal: Ariodante, Handel’s first work for the then brand new Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. At that time, the composer was faced with fierce competition, was financially stricken and on the rocks. However, he plucked up his courage while taking the waters and wrote the opera, basing it on Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando furioso. And he composed varied, colourful music, including the intimate aria “Scherza infida”, which is considered one of the special highlights of Handel’s oeuvre to this day.

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Sarah Connolly

Sarah Connolly

Role(s): Ariodante

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Chen Reiss

Chen Reiss

Role(s): Ginevra

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Hila Fahima

Hila Fahima

Role(s): Dalinda

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Christophe Dumaux

Christophe Dumaux

Role(s): Polinesso

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Rainer Trost

Rainer Trost

Role(s): Lurcanio

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