Alcina by Händel, śr 09 mar 2022, od (2022/2022), W reżyserii Stefano Poda,, Dyrygent Diego Fasolis, Opéra de Lausanne, Lozanna, Szwajcaria

On the day of the creation of the new Alcina opera house, the visit of King George II bears witness to the court's unhoped-for loyalty to the musician behind the introduction of Italian opera to England. In the spring of 1735, Handel, in conflict with the rival company of his, was on the verge of bankruptcy. Taking Ariosto's popular chivalry novel as libretto, teeming with wonderful episodes, the composer surprises and thereby ensures his opera a resounding success. Never better than in Alcina, Hændel has succeeded in giving a humanity to his characters, in particular in their respective love suffering. The beauty of the tunes in this score resisted the treatment then imposed on this repertoire: the mark of a timeless masterpiece, restored today by Diego Fasolis.