Title from web page. Wide screen (16:9). Cecilia Bartoli (Ariodante), Kathryn Lewek (Ginevra), Nathan Berg (the King of Scotland), Rolando Villazón (Lurcanio), Christophe Dumaux (Polinesso), Sandrine Piau (Dalinda), Kristofer Lundin (Odoardo) ; Salzburger Bachchor ; Les musiciens du Prince-Monaco ; Gianluca Capuano, conductor. Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival 2017 Haus für Mozart.
Summary:
At Salzburg Festival, Cecilia Bartoli shines as Ariodante with her dazzling coloratura in a highly acclaimed new production by the German director Christoph Loy, who is known for his clever psychological stagings. Loy turns Handel's splendid baroque opera into an exciting and differentiated reflection on gender roles. A high-class ensemble, first and foremost a brilliant Cecilia Bartoli in the trouser role of the knight Ariodante who effortlessly switches between cheerful and lamenting virtuoso singing makes the production a true triumph. At her side perform audience favorite Rolando Villazón as Lurcano and young American soprano Kathryn Lewek, praised by critics as a 'true discovery.'
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