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- Rinaldo was a hit in 1710 because the Italian singing style was new and arresting in England; because Handel quarried previous operas for their best tunes (not just his own operas either); and because it boasted special effects and stage machinery whose description still makes the jaw drop.
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Handel composed Rinaldo quickly, borrowing and adapting music from operas and other works that he had composed during a long stay in Italy in the years 1706–10, during which he established a considerable reputation. In the years following the premiere, he made numerous amendments to the score.
in 1711 the London stage was treated to its first ever opera composed specifically for it. The premiere performance of Handel's Rinaldo took place at the Queen's Theatre in Haymarket.
Sep 20, 2020 · Rinaldo was an immediate success and was performed 13 times in the first season. It subsequently became the most frequently performed Handel opera ever. Twenty years later it was played for the last time and then disappeared from the repertoire for 200 years until it was rediscovered in 1954.
- London, 1712
- Aaron Hill (plot) and Giacomo Rossi (libretto) based on Torquato Tasso's work La Gerusalemme liberata.
- Goffredo, leader of the Crusaders (alto)- Rinaldo, commander of Goffredo (soprano) - Almirena, daughter of Goffredo and lover of Rinaldo (soprano)...
- WARNER BROTHERS with Cheryl Studer, Richard Leech, Thomas Hampson and José van Dam conducted by Michel Plasson and the Orchestra and Choir of the C...
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel composed in 1711. It is 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.
Rinaldo was Handel’s first Italian opera written for London, and indeed the first original Italian opera ever to be performed on the London stage.
Rinaldo had 53 performances in London during Handel’s lifetime, more than any other of his operas. Clearly his use of the libretto as a pretext for virtuoso vocal numbers, spectacular stage effects, and brilliant orchestral pieces was much to the taste of London audiences.
The Crusaders are victorious. Rinaldo and Almirena celebrate their love, while Armida and Argante accept their defeat. Goffredo forgives the enemy and sets them free, as they all join in a chorus of reconciliation. Handel’s Rinaldo made its Glyndebourne debut at Festival 201….
