Organization

Singer

Bass

Nathan Berg

The King of Scotland

Soprano

Kathryn Lewek

Ginevra

Countertenor

Cecilia Bartoli

Ariodante

Tenor

Rolando Villazón

Lurcanio

Sandrine Piau

Dalinda

Contralto

Christophe Dumaux

Polinesso

Kristofer Lundin

Odoardo

Conductor

Diego Fasolis

Stage director

Christof Loy

Set designer

Johannes Leiacker

Costume designer

Ursula Renzenbrink

Lighting designer

Roland Edrich

Choreographer

Andreas Heise

Dramaturge

Klaus Bertisch

Gianluca Capuano

Salzburger Festspiele

Orchestra

Les Musiciens du Prince - Monaco

Others

Bach Choir Salzburg

Italian

Salzburg

Austria

Haus für Mozart

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 and introduces us to the ruthless world of intrigue at the Royal Court of Scotland – “one of the most intelligent opera works one has ever seen in the early repertoire” (ORF).
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 – “a league of her own!” (Standard) – makes the production a true triumph. At her side perform audience favourite Rolando Villazón as Lurcano, French soprano Sandrine Piau as desperate love-seeking Dalinda and young American soprano Kathryn Lewek, praised by critics as a “true discovery” (Neue Zürcher
Zeitung). Gianluca Capuano at the podium of the Musiciens du Prince – Monaco “provides for elegance, richness of colour and a sensitive, stirring realisation of the ingenious score” (Kurier).

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