{"product_id":"2515888","title":"Marco Angioloni - Rinaldo (1731) [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving barely arrived in London, Handel laid the foundations for his unprecedented operatic career in 1711 with the magic opera \u003ci\u003eRinaldo\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to the novel Italian music, the fantastic plot, which exploited all the possibilities of baroque theatre, also met with enthusiasm from the audience: love, anger and passion amid sensational scene changes, fire-breathing monsters, flying dragons and an exotic magical island. The libretto, based on an episode from Torquato Tasso's epic Gerusalemme liberata, which was popular at the time, tells the story of the young crusader Rinaldo, who would much rather marry his beloved Almirena than fight and who must resist the magical arts of the sorceress Armida - who is in love with him - in order to find happiness. Twenty years later, in 1731, Handel fundamentally revised his successful opera once again. This rarely performed version can be heard here on CD for the first time and features an outstanding cast of singers, above all the leading Italian countertenor \u003cstrong\u003eFilippo Mineccia\u003c\/strong\u003e in the main role and \u003cstrong\u003eRoberta Mameli\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eVivica Genaux\u003c\/strong\u003e as the ladies fighting for him. \u003cstrong\u003eMarco Angioloni\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also sings Goffredo, conducts the young ensemble \u003cstrong\u003eIl Groviglio\u003c\/strong\u003e with verve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241719517569,"sku":"2515888","price":27.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61tIf9TdTbL._AC_SL1425.jpg?v=1744917497","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2515888","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}