Handel: Rinaldo
Antonio Giovannini (Rinaldo), Gesche Geier (Armida), Friederike Schöder (Almirena Marie), Florian Götz (Argante), Yosemeh Adjei (Goffredo), Owen Willetts (Eustazio); Lautten Compagney Berlin & Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli, Wolfgang Katschner, Eugenio Monti Colla (dir.)
Visually, there's a lot to charm. The sets are traditional and often magical, recreating the environs of medieval Jerusalem with style and with flamboyant period (First Crusade) costumes…the...
Handel: Rinaldo
Antonio Giovannini (Rinaldo), Gesche Geier (Armida), Friederike Schöder (Almirena Marie), Florian Götz (Argante), Yosemeh Adjei (Goffredo), Owen Willetts (Eustazio); Lautten Compagney Berlin & Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli, Wolfgang Katschner, Eugenio Monti Colla (dir.)
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Visually, there's a lot to charm. The sets are traditional and often magical, recreating the environs of medieval Jerusalem with style and with flamboyant period (First Crusade) costumes…the...
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Early music and an old craft – the charm of the stage and marionettes are unified in a spectacular performance of Handel’s magic opera Rinaldo by the Lautten Compagney, conducted by baroque specialist Wolfgang Katschner, and the puppet theatre Carlo Colla e Figli.
Sung by a first-class cast, this beautiful production is an exciting and memorable experience for the audience.
The puppet theatre Carlo Colla e Figli is one of the best known companies in the world, performing for more than 200 years. Today the plays of the company are popular all over the world by an audience of adults and young people, on the occasion of the most important national and international events.
The Lautten Compagney is one of the most renowned and creative baroque instrument ensembles in Germany. With their infectious joy in performing and their innovative concepts, these ‘early musicians’ effortlessly translate the musical language of the Baroque to the present.
Special Features:
Making of “Rinaldo”. Including interviews with Wolfgang Katschner and Pierro Corbella as well as back stage footage.
The complete audio recording of “Rinaldo” on 2 CDs.
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, DD 5.0
Picture Format: 16:9
Audio Language: IT
Subtitles: GB, DE
DVD 9 / NTSC
Running Time: 137 mins & 10 mins (Bonus)
FSK: 0
Contents and tracklist
- From the Ludwigsburg Palace Theatre, 2014
- Antonio Giovannini (Rinaldo), Gesche Geier (Armida), Friederike Schöder (Almirena), Florian Götz (Argante), Yosemeh Adjei (Goffredo), Owen Willetts (Eustazio) & Cornelius Uhle (Mago Cristiano)
- Lautten Compagney Berlin & Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla & Figli
- Wolfgang Katschner (musical director) & Eugenio Monti Colla (director)
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Awards and reviews
September 2015
Visually, there's a lot to charm. The sets are traditional and often magical, recreating the environs of medieval Jerusalem with style and with flamboyant period (First Crusade) costumes…the puppets perform quite complex movements, though their mouths do not always move exactly in synch with the voices.
