Rodelinda
Synopsis
Claus Guth's exciting 2017 staging of Handel’s "Rodelinda" at Madrid’s Teatro Real, featuring Lucy Crowe and Bejun Mehta as Rodelinda and Bertarido, with conductor Ivor Bolton. After the successes of "Giulio Cesare" in 1723 and "Tamerlano" in 1724, Rodelinda completes the trilogy of Handel’s great opera seria masterpieces. The work was composed in 1725 using Nicola Francesco Haym’s libretto, a work inspired by Antonio Salvi’s earlier libretto which had been itself adapted from Pierre Corneille’s tragedy "Pertharite, roi des Lombards". Rodelinda thus brought one of the most glorious compositional periods in the Handel’s career to a close, about a decade after his arrival in the British capital. Mixing romantic storytelling and political intrigue, Handel produced one of his most beautiful scores, a true operatic tour de force.
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Rodelinda: un asunto de familia | Teatro Real 200 años 16/17
Type: Trailer • Published 2017-03-30
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Claus Guth, Stéphane Lebard
- Screenplay & Story
- Pierre Corneille, Nicola Francesco Haym, Antonio Salvi
- Original Score
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Original Title
- Rodelinda
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 3h 4m
- Production Studios
- Teatro Real de Madrid, Medici Arts, TVE
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Claus Guth, Stéphane Lebard
Pierre Corneille, Nicola Francesco Haym, Antonio Salvi
Georg Friedrich Händel
Cécile Trelluyer
Stéphanie Dumesnil
Frédéric Allain, Natalia Camacho
Department Leadership Roster
Claus Guth
Director
Nicola Francesco Haym
Writer
Georg Friedrich Händel
Original Music Composer
Frédéric Allain
Producer
Cécile Trelluyer
Director of Photography
Stéphanie Dumesnil
Editor
Stéphane Lebard
Director
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Frequently Asked Questions About Rodelinda
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What is Rodelinda about?
Claus Guth's exciting 2017 staging of Handel’s "Rodelinda" at Madrid’s Teatro Real, featuring Lucy Crowe and Bejun Mehta as Rodelinda and Bertarido, with conductor Ivor Bolton. After the successes of "Giulio Cesare" in 1723 and "Tamerlano" in 1724, Rodelinda completes the trilogy of Handel’s great opera seria masterpieces. The work was composed in 1725 using Nicola Francesco Haym’s libretto, a work inspired by Antonio Salvi’s earlier libretto which had been itself adapted from Pierre Corneille’s tragedy "Pertharite, roi des Lombards". Rodelinda thus brought one of the most glorious compositional periods in the Handel’s career to a close, about a decade after his arrival in the British capital. Mixing romantic storytelling and political intrigue, Handel produced one of his most beautiful scores, a true operatic tour de force.
Who directed Rodelinda?
Rodelinda was directed by Claus Guth, Stéphane Lebard.
Who stars in Rodelinda?
The principal cast of Rodelinda includes Lucy Crowe, Bejun Mehta, Jeremy Ovenden, Sonia Prina, Lawrence Zazzo.
When was Rodelinda released and how long is it?
Rodelinda was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 3h 4m.
Who composed the musical score for Rodelinda?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Rodelinda was composed by Georg Friedrich Händel.