Rinaldo / George Frideric Handel.

Author/creator Handel, George Frideric
Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoWest Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [2003]
Description1 videodisc (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorRossi, Giacomo, active 1710-1731, librettist.
Other author/creatorHill, Aaron, 1685-1750, librettist.
Other author/creatorLarge, Brian, director.
Other author/creatorWalker, David (Countertenor), performer.
Other author/creatorYork, Deborah, performer.
Other author/creatorDaniels, David, 1966- performer.
Other author/creatorKöhler, Axel, 1960- performer.
Other author/creatorSilin̦š, Egils, performer.
Other author/creatorNadelmann, Noëmi, performer.
Other author/creatorMaxwell, Charles (Countertenor), performer.
Other author/creatorBicket, Harry, conductor.
Included WorkTasso, Torquato, 1544-1595. Gerusalemme liberata.
Other author/creatorBayerisches Staatsorchester, performer.
Other author/creatorKultur International Films.
SeriesAl Jones collection
Al Jones collection.
Partial contents Also contains: Handel the entertainer, a film by Reiner E. Moritz, "[focusing] on this production ... setting the work in [context]"--Container.
Abstract The action takes place during the time of the Crusades. Rinaldo has been promised the hand of Almirena, daughter of the General of the Crusade force, Goffredo, if the city is conquered. Meanwhile, the Muslim Argante and his mistress Armida, Queen of Damascus, thwart those plans by abducting Almirena. Rinaldo sets off in pursuit and is himself captured. With the intervention of a Magician and sundry Spirits, Goffredo eventually restores order and frees Rinaldo who, in the final battle, swings the balance in favour of the Christians. Rinaldo and Almira are reunited; Argante and Armida are captured and convert to Christianity.
General noteDolby digital stereo.
General noteOpera seria in 3 acts.
General noteLibretto by Giacomo Rossi, based on a scenario by Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata.
CreditsSet design, Paul Steinberg ; costume design, Buki Shiff ; directed for stage by David Alden ; directed for television and video by Brian Large.
Cast David Walker, Deborah York, David Daniels, Axel Köhler, Eglis Silins, Noëmi Nadelmann, Charles Maxwell ; Bavarian State Orchestra ; Harry Bicket, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at the Prinzregententheater, Munich.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageSung in Italian with English subtitles.
Genre/formOperas.
ISBN0769729088
ISBN9780769729084
UPC 032031290891
Publisher numberD2908 Kultur

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