Rinaldo

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Rinaldo is a Baroque opera by George Frideric Handel, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic portrayal of Crusader-era romance and conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
acts 3 ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 7 ⓘ
character Almirena ⓘ
Argante ⓘ
Armida ⓘ
Goffredo ⓘ
Rinaldo ⓘ
commissionedFor London stage ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
containsForm da capo aria ⓘ
countryOfPremiere Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
firstHandelOperaForLondon true ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
historicalSignificance first Italian opera written specifically for the London stage by Handel ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Giacomo Rossi ⓘ
librettoBasedOnWorkBy Aaron Hill ⓘ
notableAria Cara sposa ⓘ
Lascia ch'io pianga ⓘ
Or la tromba ⓘ
Venti, turbini ⓘ
notableFor dramatic portrayal of Crusader-era romance and conflict ⓘ
extensive use of spectacle and stage machinery ⓘ
virtuosic arias ⓘ
orchestrationFeatures prominent use of trumpets ⓘ
use of recorders ⓘ
use of strings and continuo ⓘ
originalAudience London opera-going public of early 18th century ⓘ
performanceLanguageTraditionally Italian ⓘ
performancePractice often performed in historically informed productions ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
premiereDate 1711-02-24 ⓘ
premierePlace Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London ⓘ
revisedVersion 1717 revision ⓘ
1731 revision ⓘ
settingLocation Jerusalem ⓘ
settingPeriod First Crusade ⓘ
sourceMaterial Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata (loosely) ⓘ
structure three-act opera ⓘ
successAtPremiere major success ⓘ
theme Christian–Saracen conflict ⓘ
love and duty ⓘ
magic and enchantment ⓘ
workOf George Frideric Handel ⓘ

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Rinaldo → character → Rinaldo ⓘ
Gerusalemme liberata → featuresCharacter → Rinaldo ⓘ
Gerusalemme liberata → notableEpisode → Rinaldo and Armida episode ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Renaud → alsoKnownAs → Rinaldo ⓘ
Lascia ch'io pianga → opera → Rinaldo ⓘ
Lascia ch'io pianga → partOf → Act II of Rinaldo ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Cara sposa → partOfOpera → Rinaldo ⓘ
Cara sposa → operaAct → Act 1 of Rinaldo ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Almirena → appearsIn → Rinaldo ⓘ
Almirena → loveInterestOf → Rinaldo (character) ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Almirena → romanticPartner → Rinaldo (character) ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Almirena → rescuedBy → Rinaldo (character) ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Almirena → operaTitleCharacter → Rinaldo (character) ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Argante → fightsAgainst → Rinaldo ⓘ
Bradamante → sibling → Rinaldo ⓘ
Torquato Tasso → notableWork → Rinaldo ⓘ
Giacomo Rossi → notableWork → Rinaldo (libretto) ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo
Armida (Haydn) → character → Rinaldo ⓘ
subject linked to: Joseph Haydn's oratorio Armida
The Loves of the Gods → hasPart → Rinaldo and Armida ⓘ
linked to: Rinaldo