Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage.

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A lighter moment in Louisa Proske’s production of Handel’s Rinaldo, which is set in a hospital pediatric ward. Detroit Opera will present three performances of Rinaldo, on February 22, 28 and March 2. Photo: Detroit Opera / Austin Richey

George-Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759): RinaldoOpera seria in three actsCreated at the Haymarket in London on February 24, 1711Direction and scenography: Clai...

Rinaldo, now also a captive, is brought before Armida. He angrily demands that Almirena be set free. Against her will, Armida finds herself falling in love with her enemy. She attempts to seduce him by magically transforming herself into Almirena. Rinaldo, suspecting trickery, rejects her.

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.

Sep 7, 2011 · Rinaldo was the first Italian opera to be presented on the London stage, and the 2011 Festival production marks the opera's first production at Glyndebourne....

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. Although there had been attempts prior to this, they had largely been stitched together from popular numbers from existing Italian operas, or were settings of English words to music in the Italian ...

Apr 2, 2018 · George Frideric Handel [Georg Friedrich Händel]Rinaldo HWV 7, Opera Seria, libretto by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill, first performed ...

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.