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George Frideric Handel, Ariodante, HWV 33

Overture

I: "Vezzi, lunsighe, e brio"

I: "Ami dunque, o signora?"

I: "Orrida agli occhi miei"

I: "Orgogliosa beltade!"

I: "Apri le luci, e mira"

I: "Mie speranze, che fate?"

I: "Coperta la frode"

I: "Qui d'amor"

I: "T'amerò dunque sempre"

I: "Prendi da questa mano"

I: "Non vi turbate"

I: "Volate, amori"

I: "Vanne pronto, Odoardo"

I: "Voli colla sua tromba"

I: "Oh! felice mio core!"

I: "Con l'ali di constanza"

I: "Con l'ali di constanza"

I: "Spero per voi"

I: "Dalinda, in occidente"

I: "Del mio sol vezzosi rai"

I: "Ah! che quest'alma amante"

I: "Il primo ardor"

I: "Pare, ovunque m'aggiri"

I: "Sinfonia pastorale"

I: "Se rinasce nel mio cor"

I: "Sì godete al vostro amor"

I: "Si godete al vostro amor"

II: Sinfonia

II: "Di Dalinda l'amore"

II: "Tu preparati a morire"

II: "Ginevra?"

II: "Tu vivi, e punito"

II: "E vivo ancora?"

II: "Scherza infida in grembo al drudo"

II: "Lo stral ferì nel segno"

II: "Se tanto piace al cor"

II: "Se l'inganno sortisce felice"

II: "Andiam, fidi, al consiglio"

II: "Invida sorte avara"

III: "Mi palpita il core"

II: "Sta'lieta, o principessa!"

II: "Il tuo sangue"

II: "Quante sventure un giorno sol ne porta!"

II: "A me impudica?"

II: "Il mio crudel martoro"

II: Entrée des Songes agréables

II: Entrée des Songes funestes

II: Entrée des Songes agréables affligés

II: Le combat des songes funèbres et agréables

III: "Numi! Lasciarmi vivere"

III: "Perfidi! io son tradita!"

III: "Cieca notte, infidi sguardi"

III: "Neghittosi, or voi che fate?"

III: "Sire, deh, non negare"

III: "Dover, giustizia, amor"

III: "Or venga a me la figlia"

III: "Io ti bacio"

III: "Figlia, da dubbia sorte"

III: "Al sen ti stringo"

III: "Così mi lascia il padre?"

III: "Si, morrò, ma l'onor mio"

III: "Arrida il cielo alla giustizia"

III: "Dopo notte, atra e funesta"

III: "Dalinda! ecco risorge"

III: "Dite spera, e son contento"

III: "Da dubbia infausta sorte"

III: "Manca, oh Dei!"

III: "Figlia! innocente figlia!"

III: "Bramo aver mille vite..."

III: "Ognuno acclami bella virtute"

III: "Se trionfar ognor"

Handel's Ariodante

Christof Loy (stage director), Gianluca Capuano (conductor) — With Cecilia Bartoli (Ariodante), Nathan Berg (The King of Scotland) and Rolando Villazón (Lurcanio)

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Cast

Christof Loy — Stage director

Johannes Leiacker — Associate set designer

Ursula Renzenbrink — Costume designer

Roland Edrich — Lighting

Andreas Heise — Choreographer

Cecilia Bartoli — Mezzo-soprano (Ariodante)

Nathan Berg — Bass-baritone (The King of Scotland)

Program notes

Discover Ariodante, George Frideric Handel’s Baroque opera, a masterpiece plunging us into the ruthless world of the Scottish royal court through a love story of knight-errant Ariodante and princess Ginevra. Christof Loy staged the production at the Salzburg Festival 2017, alongside maestro Gianluca Capuano who conducted Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco.

The stage director offers a reflection on gendered roles and deceptive appearances, as the title role is played by a singer in drag—the excellent Cecilia Bartoli—first dressed as a man and then as a woman before becoming a hermaphrodite, wearing a dress and smoking a cigar. The mezzo-soprano virtuosically alternates between plaintive melody and joyful singing. Performing alongside her is young American soprano Kathryn Lewek, who plays the role of the princess, described as a “real discovery” by Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Accompanied by the ensemble Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco, the artists perform in a theatrical setting and dance to the Baroque-inspired choreography of Andreas Hesie. Collectively, these elements make this opera a real triumph, confirmed by the loud applause and cheers of the audience!

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