Rinaldo
George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo is renowned for its vocal difficulty, but was probably Handel’s most popular opera during his lifetime.
Dates
Philippe Jaroussky | direction
Valentina Carrasco | staging
Valentina Carrasco, Elena Zamparutti | set design
Silvia Aymonino | costumes
Elfried Roller | lighting
Carlo Vistoli | Rinaldo
Regula Mühlemann | Almirena
Karine Deshayes | Armida
Christophe Dumaux | Goffredo
Nahuel Di Pierro | Argante
Paul Figuier | Eustazio
Elsa Roux Chamoux* | Donna
Dominique Visse | A Christian magician
*Young talents from the Jaroussky Academy
Ensemble Artaserse
PREVIEW FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 30 : 20€
Saturday 20 February 7.30pm
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Sung in Italian, with French/English subtitles
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Audiodescription performance : Sunday 28 February, 5pm
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Approx. running time : 2h30
About
This was the first opera written by the composer when he arrived in Great Britain and it is renowned for its vocal difficulty. Rinaldo was probably Handel’s most successful work during his lifetime. It was composed from a libretto telling the story of Rinaldo and the magician Armida, and met with unprecedented acclaim as soon as it was premiered. It was written in just fourteen days. Handel reused arias from previous works, as was often his custom. Thus the ultra-famous aria in Act II “Lascia ch’io pianga” was heavily inspired by the aria “Lascia la spina” which he composed four years earlier for Il Trionfo del tempo.
For this new production, Philippe Jaroussky is back in the orchestra pit on avenue Montaigne for his second Handel after the magnificent Giulio Cesare three years ago. He will be surrounded by a cast of seasoned performers of this repertoire. Argentine director Valentina Carrasco has been switching between different types of repertoire with subtlety and inventiveness since her early career with the La Fura dels Baus collective, shifting from upbeat bel canto repertoire to John Adams. This new production of Rinaldo will be her first foray into baroque territory, but she will undoubtedly tackle this story of the lovestruck magician with relish and flair.
Nouvelle production Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | Opernhaus Zürich
En partenariat avec france.tv et Le Figaro
Dates
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Sung in Italian, with French/English subtitles
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Audiodescription performance : Sunday 28 February, 5pm
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Approx. running time : 2h30