Ariodante
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Ariodante is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 4, 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ar
Title page of original printed edition
Interior, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, where Ariodante was first performed
Anna Maria Strada, who created the role of Ginevra, by John Verelst (circa 1732)
Dalinda disguised as Ginevra admits Polinesso to her bedroom, engraving by Gustave Doré
Giovanni Carestini
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Giovanni Carestini was an Italian castrato of the 18th century, who sang in the operas and oratorios of George Frideric Handel. He is also remembered as having sung for Johann Adolf Hasse and Christop
Ariodante
…funesta". Roles Roles, voice types, and premiere cast Role Voice type Premiere cast, 8 January 1735 Ariodante, a vassal prince mezzo-soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini Ginevra, daughter of the King of Scotland, betrothed to Ariodante soprano Anna Maria Strada del Pò Dalinda, attendant on Ginevra, secretly in love with…
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