Rinaldo, HWV 7 / George Frideric Handel ; Giacomo Rossi (Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano ; Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone ; Barbara Hannigan, soprano ; Laura Whalen, soprano ; Kimberley Barber, mezzo-soprano ; Jennifer Ens Modolo, mezzo-soprano ; Sean Watson, baritone ; Nicole Bower, soprano ; Catherine Affleck, soprano ; Melinda Delorme, mezzo-soprano ; Lenard Whiting, tenor ; Kevin Mallon, conductor ; Aradia Ensemble ; Opera in Concert).
Note
Naxos: 8.660165--8.660167 (on container: 8.660165-67).
Opera in 3 acts (1711 version, HWV 7a).
Libretto by Giacomo Rossi, based on a scenario by Aaron Hill, after Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata.
Event (note)
Recorded June 19-22 and Aug. 25-Sept. 2, 2004, Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada.
Language (note)
Sung in Italian.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Title
Rinaldo [electronic resource] / Handel.
Imprint
[Hong Kong] : Naxos, p2006.
Playing time
025946
Series
Opera classics
Opera classics (Naxos (Sound recording label))
Performer
Laura Whalen, Barbara Hannigan, Nicole Bower, Catherine Affleck, sopranos ; Marion Newman, Kimberly Barber, Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-sopranos ; Melinda Delorme, alto ; Lenard Whiting, tenor ; Sean Watson, Giles Tomkins, baritones ; Opera in Concert ; Aradia Ensemble (performing on original instruments) ; Kevin Mallon, conductor.
Event
Recorded June 19-22 and Aug. 25-Sept. 2, 2004, Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada.