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Rinaldo discography

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This is a discography of George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo, which premiered on 24 February 1711 at the Queen's Theatre in London.

Year Cast
(Rinaldo,
Almirena,
Armida,
Goffredo,
Argante)
Conductor,
Opera House and/or Orchestra
Notes Label
1977[1] Carolyn Watkinson,
Ileana Cotrubaș,
Jeanette Scovotti,
Paul Esswood,
Ulrik Cold
Jean-Claude Malgoire,
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
Sony Music Entertainment
1989[2] Marilyn Horne,
Cecilia Gasdia,
Christine Weidinger,
Ernesto Palacio,
Natale de Carolis
John Fisher,
Orchestra of La Fenice
Live recording from June 1989 which was first released in 1992 and re-issued in 2009 Nuova Era
1999 David Daniels,
Cecilia Bartoli,
Ľuba Orgonášová,
Bernarda Fink,
Gerald Finley
Christopher Hogwood,
Academy of Ancient Music
Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall, London[3]
2001 Gramophone "Editor's Choice" award.[4]
Decca Records
2001[2] Vivica Genaux,
Miah Persson,
Inga Kalna [de],
Lawrence Zazzo,
James Rutherford
René Jacobs,
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Winner of the Cannes Classical Award, 2004 Harmonia Mundi
2005[5] Kimberly Barber,
Laura Whalen,
Barbara Hannigan,
Marion Newman,
Sean Watson
Kevin Mallon,
Aradia Ensemble
Naxos Records

Video recordings

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Year Cast:
(Rinaldo,
Almirena,
Armida,
Goffredo,
Argante),
Eustazio[6]
Conductor,
orchestra
Stage director Label
2001 David Daniels,
Deborah York,
Noëmi Nadelmann,
David Walker,
Egils Silins,
Axel Köhler,
Harry Bicket
Bavarian State Opera Orchestra
David Alden DVD:Arthaus Musik
Cat:100389
2011 Sonia Prina,
Anett Fritsch,
Brenda Rae,
Varduhi Abrahamyan,
Luca Pisaroni,
Tim Mead
Ottavio Dantone,
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Robert Carsen
(Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
DVD:Opus Arte Glyndebourne
Cat:OA1081D
2021 Raffaele Pe,
Francesca Aspromonte,
Carmela Remigio,
Leonardo Cortellazzi,
Andrea Patucelli,
(unperformed)
Federico Maria Sardelli,
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Pier Luigi Pizzi
DVD:Dynamic
Cat:37896

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Christopher J. "Rinaldo and Rinaldo highlights". The Opera Quarterly. 3 (3): 183–88. doi:10.1093/oq/3.3.183.(subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Sadie, Stanley (May 2003). "Handel: Rinaldo". Gramophone. p. 78.
  3. ^ Handel: Rinaldo, Presto Classical
  4. ^ "Handel: Rinaldo". Gramophone.
  5. ^ Quinn, Michael (September 2004). "Session Report: The Aradia Ensemble's Rinaldo". Gramophone. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Recordings of Rinaldo". Prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2014.