Rinaldo, opera in three acts, by Georg Frideric Handel ; libretto by Giacomo Rossi, to a scenario by Aaron Hill, after Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso ; a co-production of Glyndebourne Enterprises, Ltd, François Roussillon et associés, NHK, with the participation of France Télévisions, in association with the BBC

Type

Label

Rinaldo, opera in three acts, by Georg Frideric Handel ; libretto by Giacomo Rossi, to a scenario by Aaron Hill, after Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso ; a co-production of Glyndebourne Enterprises, Ltd, François Roussillon et associés, NHK, with the participation of France Télévisions, in association with the BBC

Note

Program notes in English, French, and German in containerExtra features: Director's notes ; Conductor's notes

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

mixed

resource.creditsNote

Director, Robert Carsen; designer, Gideon Davey; lighting designers, Robert Carsen, Peter van Praet; movement director, Philippe Giraudeau; dramaturge, Ian Burton ; film director François Roussillon; DVD producer, James Whitbourn

Dimensions

other

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

Sonia Prina (Rinaldo) ; Anett Fritsch (Almirena) ; Luca Pisaroni (Argante) ; Brenda Rae (Armida) ; Varduhi Abrahamyan (Goffredo) ; Tim Mead (Eustazio) ; William Towers (Christian Magus) ; with additional soloists ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Ottavio Dantone, conductor

Physical Description

1 videodisc (190 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System details

DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, Dolby stereo; aspect ratio 16:9. (all regions)

Upc

809478010814

Video recording publisher number

OA 1081 D -- Opus Arte