Rinaldo- George Friderich Handel (2003)

Rinaldo- George Friderich Handel (2003)
2 DVD ISO | 720x576 | MPEG-2 DVD | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Language: Italian | Subtitles: IT, EN, FR, GER, ES | 163+54 MIN | 7.65 GB

Artists: David Walker, Deborah York, David Daniels, Axel Köhler, Egils Sinins, The Bavarian State Orchestra...
Conductor: Harry Bicket | Director: Brian Large | Recording Date: 2001 | Place of recording: Prinzregententheater Munich

Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, now a part of the standard operatic repertoire. The Italian libretto was written by Giacomo Rossi based on episodes of Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"). It is a heroic story of battle and love set in the time of the First Crusade (1096–1099).
At the time of the First Crusade, forces led by Goffredo (Godfrey of Bouillon) are laying siege on Jerusalem which is under the rule of the Saracen king Argante. Aiding Goffredo are his brother Eustazio and Goffredo's daughter Almirena, who is in love with the knight Rinaldo. But Rinaldo is taken hostage by Armida, Argante's ally, who is the Queen of Damascus and a powerful enchantress. >>>WIKI

Rinaldo est un opéra de Georg Friedrich Haendel, créé le 24 février 1711 au Queen's Theatre de Londres.
Un des airs les plus célèbres est Lascia ch'io pianga (acte 2) (it: laissez-moi pleurer), a l'origine destiné à une voix de castrat. Un des interprètes les plus célèbres de cet air fut Farinelli, a tel point que certains arrangements pour orchestre intitulent le morceau "Farinelli"

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You need to download both dvds as the third act is on the 2nd dvd, there is also a bonus documentary called "Handel The Entertainer" of an excellent quality justifying that I kept it this time. (English: audio+ subtitles Fr+Ger+ES, not very fair to Italians.)

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