Ariodante by Händel, sre. 13 nov. 2024, Od (2024/2024), Režija: Jetske Mijnssen, Dirigent Christopher Moulds, Opéra national du Rhin, Strasbourg, France

Ariodante was created by Handel in 1735 in London with the castrato Carestini and some of the other great stars of the opera seria that European theaters were vying for at the time. If its story is inspired by an episode of the Furious Roland*, Ariosto's famous chivalric epic, it is not a question of magic or fantastic creatures, but of profoundly human characters, even when their passions flirt with monstrosity. Based on this strong psychological dimension, director Jetske Mijnssen makes the court of the King of Scotland depicted in Antonio Salvi's libretto into one and the same royal family, eaten away by the law of silence, the secrets of alcoves and jealousies. A great specialist in baroque music, Christopher Molds directs this breathtaking closed session in which a golden youth confronts and tears each other apart with virtuoso vocalizations and sublime lamentations.