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Ariodante

0 %|Jan 1, 1996|

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.

Featured Crew

Wolfgang Göbbel
Lighting Artist
Ian MacNeil
Costume Design
David Alden
Director
Ivor Bolton
Conductor
Amanda Holden
Writer
Steve Eveleigh
Editor
Antonio Salvi
Writer
Georg Friedrich Händel
Music

Cast

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Gwynne Howell
King of Scotland
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Ann Murray
Ariodante
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Paul Nilon
Lurcanio