Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria
Synopsis
Handel’s Rinaldo was presented at the 2018 Festival della Valle d’Itria in its rare Neapolitan version of 1718, reconstructed from historical sources by musicologist Giovanni Andrea Sechi. Created in Naples by Leonardo Leo and other composers after the opera’s success in London, this version incorporates additional music, comic characters and intermezzi, and was performed in modern times for the first time. Fabio Luisi conducted the baroque ensemble La Scintilla, with Teresa Iervolino as Rinaldo and Carmela Remigio as Armida. Giorgio Sangati’s colourful, rock-inspired production transformed the protagonists into pop-culture figures, including Rinaldo as Freddie Mercury and Armida as Cher.
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HANDEL/LEO: Rinaldo (2018 Festival della Valle d’Itria) (Trailer)
Type: Trailer • Published 2018-12-06
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Carmela Remigio
Armida
Francisco Fernàndez-Rueda
Goffredo
Loriana Castellano
Almirena
Teresa Iervolino
Rinaldo
Francesca Ascioti
Argante
Dara Savinova
Eustazio
Valentina Cardinali
Lesbina
Dielli Hoxha
Araldo di Argante
Simone Tangolo
Nesso
Kim-Lillian Strebel
Uno Spirito in forma di Donna
Ana Victória Pitts
Mago Cristiano
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fabio Luisi
- Screenplay & Story
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Original Title
- Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Release Date
- 24/10/2018
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 3h 36m
- Production Studios
- Festival della Valle d’Itria
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fabio Luisi
Georg Friedrich Händel
Department Leadership Roster
Georg Friedrich Händel
Writer
Fabio Luisi
Director
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What is Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria about?
Handel’s Rinaldo was presented at the 2018 Festival della Valle d’Itria in its rare Neapolitan version of 1718, reconstructed from historical sources by musicologist Giovanni Andrea Sechi. Created in Naples by Leonardo Leo and other composers after the opera’s success in London, this version incorporates additional music, comic characters and intermezzi, and was performed in modern times for the first time. Fabio Luisi conducted the baroque ensemble La Scintilla, with Teresa Iervolino as Rinaldo and Carmela Remigio as Armida. Giorgio Sangati’s colourful, rock-inspired production transformed the protagonists into pop-culture figures, including Rinaldo as Freddie Mercury and Armida as Cher.
Who directed Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria?
Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria was directed by Fabio Luisi.
Who stars in Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria?
The principal cast of Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria includes Carmela Remigio, Francisco Fernàndez-Rueda, Loriana Castellano, Teresa Iervolino, Francesca Ascioti.
When was Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria released and how long is it?
Handel: Rinaldo - Festival della Valle d'Itria was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 3h 36m.