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Ariodante, Handel ; a co-production of Unitel and ORF/3sat ; stage director, Christof Loy ; video director, Tiziano Mancini

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Ariodante

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Handel ; a co-production of Unitel and ORF/3sat ; stage director, Christof Loy ; video director, Tiziano Mancini

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At Salzburg Festival, Cecilia Bartoli shines as Ariodante with her dazzling coloratura in a highly acclaimed new production by the German director Christoph Loy, who is known for his clever psychological stagings. Loy turns Handel's splendid baroque opera into an exciting and differentiated reflection on gender roles. A high-class ensemble, first and foremost a brilliant Cecilia Bartoli in the trouser role of the knight Ariodante who effortlessly switches between cheerful and lamenting virtuoso singing makes the production a true triumph. At her side perform audience favorite Rolando Villazón as Lurcano and young American soprano Kathryn Lewek, praised by critics as a 'true discovery.'

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