Operamission presents Handel's RINALDO, HWV 7, an opera in three acts featuring a concert performance with period baroque orchestra.
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. The libretto was prepared by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill, and the work was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in London's Haymarket on 24 February 1711. The story of love, war and redemption, set at the time of the First Crusade, is loosely based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"), and its staging involved many original and vivid effects. It was a great success with the public, despite negative reactions from literary critics hostile to the contemporary trend towards Italian entertainment in English theatres.
Featuring countertenor Randall Scotting in the title role, baritone Franco Pomponi as Argante, sopranos Christine Arand and Malia Bendi Merad.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY, JUNE 14th @ 7 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 16th @ 7 PM
