Ariodante (1996)

Name: Ariodante
Released: 1996-01-01
Duration: 178 min
Cast: Gwynne Howell, Joan Rodgers, Ann Murray, Paul Nilon, Christopher Robson

Jan 01, 1996 2h 58m

User Score

7.9/10

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.

Kriss Russman

Director

Antonio Salvi

Writer

Amanda Holden

Writer

David Alden

Director

Top Billed Cast

Gwynne Howell

King of Scotland

Joan Rodgers

Ginevra

Ann Murray

Ariodante

Paul Nilon

Lurcanio

Christopher Robson

Polinesso

Lesley Garrett

Dalinda

Mark Le Brocq

Odoardo

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