G. F. Handel - Rodelinda DVD 1998 Clyndebourne Festival Opera / Directed by Jean-Marie Villégier / Anna Caterina Antonacci, Umberto Chiummo / Conducted by William Christie / NVC Arts

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REGION 2,3,4,5 NTSC DVD

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AUDIO: DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

TOTAL RUNTIME: 202 minutes

English Summary:

Handel's classic opera in three acts, performed at Glyndebourne in June 1998. William Christie conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the performers include Anna Caterina Antonacci and Kurt Streit.

Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi (HWV 19) is an opera seria in three acts composed for the first Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel. The libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym, based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi. Rodelinda has long been regarded as one of Handel's greatest works.

Artists / Contributors:

Andreas Scholl

Louise Winter

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Umberto Chiummo

William Christie

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Artur Stefanowicz

Kurt Streit

Humphrey Burton

Jean-Marie Villégier

Andreas Scholl

Anna Caterina Antonacci

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/; born Georg Friederich Händel [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩]; 23 February 1685 (O.S.) [(N.S.) 5 March] – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. He would become a huge influence on classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.