Ariodante

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Ariodante is a Baroque opera by George Frideric Handel, renowned for its expressive arias and dramatic adaptation of a chivalric romance from Ludovico Ariosto’s "Orlando Furioso."

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Ariodante canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera ⓘ
opera ⓘ
associatedWithPatron Frederick, Prince of Wales ⓘ
basedOn Orlando Furioso ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Ludovico Ariosto ⓘ
catalogueNumber HWV 33 ⓘ
composer George Frideric Handel ⓘ
dramaticTheme chivalric romance ⓘ
honour and deception ⓘ
love and jealousy ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
firstRunTheatre Theatre Royal, Covent Garden ⓘ
genre opera seria ⓘ
hasFamousAria Con l’ali di costanza ⓘ
Dopo notte, atra e funesta ⓘ
Scherza infida in grembo al drudo ⓘ
Se l’inganno sortisce felice ⓘ
historicalContext written for Handel’s first season at Covent Garden ⓘ
includesDanceMusic true ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Antonio Salvi ⓘ
librettoAdaptedBy an anonymous adapter for London ⓘ
mainCharacter Ariodante ⓘ
Dalinda ⓘ
Ginevra ⓘ
Polinesso ⓘ
The King of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: King of Scots
notableFor coloratura writing ⓘ
dramatic characterization ⓘ
expressive arias ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestrationFeatures prominent use of bassoon and oboes ⓘ
use of horns in hunting and martial scenes ⓘ
originalAudience London opera-going public of the 1730s ⓘ
originalPerformanceFor Handel’s opera company at Covent Garden ⓘ
linked to: The Royal Opera
performancePractice often performed on period instruments ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput one of Handel’s major operas ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereDate 1735-01-08 ⓘ
premierePlace Covent Garden Theatre, London ⓘ
revivalCentury 20th century ⓘ
setting medieval Scotland ⓘ
structure recitatives and arias with some duets and choruses ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition early 1730s ⓘ
voiceTypeOfCharacter Ariodante mezzo-soprano or contralto (originally castrato) ⓘ
voiceTypeOfCharacter Dalinda soprano ⓘ
voiceTypeOfCharacter Ginevra soprano ⓘ
voiceTypeOfCharacter Polinesso mezzo-soprano (trouser role) ⓘ
workOf George Frideric Handel ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alcina → relatedComposerWork → Ariodante ⓘ
Ariodante → mainCharacter → Ariodante ⓘ