Handel: Rinaldo

Also available on Blu-ray George Frideric Handel RINALDO 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. 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 R E V I E W: 3641970.az_HANDEL_Rinaldo_Ottavio_Dantone.html HANDEL Rinaldo • Ottavio Dantone, cond; Sonia Prina ( Rinaldo ); Anett Fritsch ( Almirena ); Luca