by Brian Large · RM Associates · DVD · EAN 4719864107607
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«Rinaldo» is the DVD recording of the opera seria by Georg Friedrich Händel, directed by Brian Large, with David Walker, Deborah York and David Daniels.
The opera Rinaldo, composed by Händel in 1711 for London and premiered at the Queen's Theatre, is an opera seria in three acts set during the First Crusade. The plot, based on Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, mixes the love of Rinaldo and Almirena with the war between crusaders and Saracens. It includes the famous aria «Lascia ch'io pianga».
Recorded at the Prinzregententheater in Munich (2001), with the Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Harry Bicket. Italian with English and Chinese subtitles; 172 minutes. Region 0, PAL.
For fans of baroque opera and Händel, especially those who value filmed stage productions.
