Ariodante - Opera - Season 22/23 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

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    Ariodante

    Georg Friedrich Handel

    Palais Garnier - from 20 April to 20 May 2023

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Ariodante

Palais Garnier - from 20 April to 20 May 2023

Opera

Ariodante

Georg Friedrich Handel

Palais Garnier - from 20 April to 20 May 2023

3h55 with 2 intervals

Language : Italian

Surtitle : French / English

  • Pre‑opening for the young : 17 Apr. 2023

    Opening night : 20 Apr. 2023

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If Handel were alive today, he would be termed resilient. In 1734‑1735, when the public had cooled towards him and his contract with the King’s Theatre drew to a close, the composer began to write Ariodante, an “opera seria” intended for the opening of the brand new Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. As if galvanised by adversity, he produced a radiant work, as virtuoso as the libretto, drawn from an episode of Arioste’s Orlando Furioso, is simple: Ginevra, a Scottish princess, is in love with Ariodante to whom she is betrothed, but a conspiracy led by the traitor Polinesso results in her being accused of infidelity. As well as giving us Handel’s most beautiful lament, this inspired score abounds throughout in virtuoso arias and breathes theatrical intelligence. Enough to inspire Robert Carsen who, in the wake of his legendary Paris Opera production of Alcina, composed the same year, signs a new production of Ariodante.

CHARACTERS

The King of Scotland: Ginevra’s father
Ginevra: Daughter of the King of Scotland, betrothed to Ariodante
Ariodante: Feudal Prince, Ginevra’s fiancé
Lurcanio: Ariodante’s brother, in love with Dalinda
Polinesso: Duke of Albany
Dalinda: Ginevra’s lady-in-waiting, secretly in love with Polinesso
Odoardo: King’s secretary

  • Opening
  • First part 65 mn
  • Intermission 20 mn
  • Second part 70 mn
  • Intermission 20 mn
  • Third part 60 mn
  • End

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  • Love and betrayal at the Scottish Court

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    Love and betrayal at the Scottish Court

  • Podcast Ariodante

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    Podcast Ariodante

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    Draw-me Ariodante

Love and betrayal at the Scottish Court

04:51’

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Love and betrayal at the Scottish Court

Interview with the director Robert Carsen.

By Isabelle Stibbe

After Alcina, Robert Carsen directs a new production of Ariodante, composed the same year, 1735. Today, he discusses the expressivity and virtuosity of Handel's music. He highlights the clarity of the plot and the characters' psychological veracity as they confront each other at the Scottish court: Princess Ginevra, her fiancé Ariodante and his rival Polinesso.

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Podcast Ariodante

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Podcast Ariodante

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By Jean-Baptiste Urbain

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Draw-me Ariodante

01:37’

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Draw-me Ariodante

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