Orlando furioso
Other operas based on Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando).
Alcina - George Frideric Handel
Orlando - George Frideric Handel
Orlando furioso - Antonio Vivaldi
Ariodante - George Frideric Handel
Information about the opera Ariodante by George Frideric Handel, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Recommended recordings on CD
McGegan/Hunt/Gondek (Harmonia Mundi HMU907146/48)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas McGegan, 1996.
Cast: Lorraine Hunt (Ariodante), Juliana Gondek (Ginevra), Lisa Saffer (Dalinda), Jennifer Lane (Polinesso).
Harmonia Mundi HMU907146/48
Minkowski/Otter/Dawson (Archiv Produktion 457 271-2)
The recording that established the importance of this opera.
Les Musiciens du Louvre, conducted by Marc Minkowski, 1997.
Cast: Anne Sofie von Otter (Ariodante), Lynne Dawson (Ginevra), Veronica Cangemi (Dalinda), Ewa Podles (Polinesso).
Archiv Produktion 457 271-2