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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

Orlando finto pazzo - Antonio Vivaldi

Roland - Jean-Baptiste Lully

Les Paladins - Jean-Philippe Rameau

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)

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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

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Minkowski/Otter/Dawson (Archiv Produktion 457 271-2)

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