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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

Ariodante - George Frideric Handel

Orlando - George Frideric Handel

Orlando finto pazzo - Antonio Vivaldi

Roland - Jean-Baptiste Lully

Les Paladins - Jean-Philippe Rameau

Orlando furioso - Antonio Vivaldi

Information about the opera Orlando furioso by Antonio Vivaldi, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.

Recommended recordings on CD

Spinosi/Lemieux/Larmore (Naïve Opus 111 OP30393)

OP30393

A superb complete recording that establishes Vivaldi's place as an opera composer.

Les Elements Choir, Ensemble Matheus, conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi.

Cast: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Orlando), Jennifer Larmore (Alcina), Veronica Cangemi (Angelica), Philippe Jaroussky (Ruggiero).

Naïve Opus 111 OP30393