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133. Serse (Handel)
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132. Arminio (Handel)
Posterity has not been kind to Handel's late opera Arminio.. With my customary perversity, I enjoyed it more than Giulio Cesare.
119. Rinaldo (Handel)
Opera seria in 3 acts Composer: George Frideric Handel Libretto: Aaron Hill and Giacomo Rossi First performed: Queen’s Theatre, Haymarket, London, 2 February 1711; revised King’s Theatre, Haymarket, 6 April 1731 GOFFREDO, leader of the First CrusadeContralto (en travesti)Francesca Vanini-BoschiRINALDO, a nobleman of the House of EsteAlto castratoNicolò Grimaldi (“Nicolini”)ALMIRENA, Goffredo’s daughterSopranoIsabella GirardeauEUSTAZIO, Goffredo’s brotherAlto … Continue reading 119. Rinaldo (Handel)
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