Opera title: | Ariodante |
Composer: | Georg Handel |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Ariodante Synopsis |
Libretto: | Ariodante Libretto |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
Type: | aria |
Role(s): | Ariodante |
Voice(s): | Mezzo-Soprano or Tenor |
Act: | 2 |
Previous scene: | Orrida a gl'occhi miei |
Next scene: | Il mio crudel martoro |
8 January 1735 "Ariodante" was performed in Haymarket Theatre in London. Carestini sang the title role, and was rewarded with a succession of glorious arias. The "battle" between Carestini and Farinelli had started.
Philippe Jaroussky - countertenor
Le Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm - conductor
Virgin Classics "Carestini" The story of a castrato.
EMI Records
Photo's taken by Hendrik Kerstens
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