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Händel: Rodelinda

"The Metropolitan Opera: Rodelinda"

2011-12-03 it 197m
Music
Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 Met premiere production. Rodelinda is faced with an impossible dilemma: With her husband Bertarido believed dead, she either has to marry the despised Grimoaldo (the elegant Joseph Kaiser), who has usurped her husband’s throne, or see him murder her son. But Bertarido (leading countertenor Andreas Scholl) is alive and eventually reclaims both throne and wife—and makes peace with his enemies. Stephanie Blythe is marvelous as Eduige, Bertarido’s sister, who is betrothed to Grimoaldo but turns against him. Baroque authority Harry Bicket conducts.

Set Designer

Thomas Lynch

Director

Matthew Diamond

Costume Design

Martin Pakledinaz

Original Music Composer

Georg Friedrich Händel

Director

Stephen Wadsworth

Writer

Antonio Salvi

opera live performance

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • The Metropolitan Opera

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