Rinaldo : Carsen, Dantone / Age of Enlightenment Orchestra, Prina, Abrahamyan, T.Mead, etc (2011 Stereo)

George Frideric Handel: RINALDO

Rinaldo - Sonia Prina
Goffredo - Varduhi Abrahamyan
Eustazio - Tim Mead
Almirena - Anett Fritsch
Armida - Brenda Rae
Argante - Luca Pisaroni
A Christian Magician - William Towers

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Ottavio Dantone, conductor

Robert Carsen, stage director
Recorded live at Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, August 2011

Skin-tight rubber and lacrosse sticks bring contemporary chic to this timeless fantasy of warriors and witches in Robert Carsen's fun-filled transformation of Handel's first London triumph. Conducting from the keyboard just as Handel himself did, Ottavio Dantone leads a youthful cast of today's luminaries in the dramatic art of Baroque opera, the 'affecting' Sonia Prina, the 'unadorned intensity' of Anett Fritsch and 'fire-breathing flair' (The Observer) of Brenda Rae.

Running time: 190 mins

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