Organization

Stage director

Jo Davies

Conductor

Michael Rosewell

Lighting designer

Colin Grenfell

Singer

Soprano

Jessica Cale

Rodelinda

Countertenor

Hugh Cutting

King Bertarido

Contralto

Maria Hegele

Eduige

Bass

Edward Jowle

Garibaldo

Clara Barbier

Emma Roberts

Tom Lilburn

Unulfo

Mikhail Biryukov

Silent

Denira Coleman

Flavio

Set designer

Joanna Parker

Costume designer

Tenor

Ted Black

Grimoaldo

Tom Scott-Cowell

Melody Leung

Esme Bronwen-Smith

Michael Bell

Royal College of Music

Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19

London

United Kingdom

The throne has been usurped. The exiled king, Bertarido, is now believed dead. As Rodelinda mourns her husband, Grimoaldo the usurper moves to make her his queen - yet all is not as it seems... 

Everyone has a plan, but only one can rule. First performed in London in 1725, this production by Director Jo Davies and Designer Joanna Parker shows us how the issues explored in Handel’s Rodelinda still resonate today. The RCM look forward to presenting this operatic gem under the baton of Michael Rosewell. 

Michael Rosewell conductor
Jo Davies director
Joanna Parker designer
Colin Grenfell lighting designer 

This performance showcases our Red Cast of performers for the 2021 RCM production of Rodelinda. This cast is:
Rodelinda Clara Barbier
Bertarido Hugh Cutting
Flavio Denira Coleman
Grimoaldo Michael Bell
Eduige Emma Roberts
Unulfo Tom Lilburn
Garibaldo Mikhail Biryukov

RCM Opera Orchestra:
Violin 1 - Solomon Markman, Natascha Pichler, Esther Branco, Maria Mamara
Violin 2 - Natasha Sutanto, Guillermo Ocampos, Greta Bommarito
Viola - Elena Accogli, Paul Fitzgibbon
Cello - Javi Gonzalez, Theodore Baujard
Double Bass - Evangeline Tang
Flute - Beth Stone, Ida Li, Elen Buller
Oboe - Sadie Kerslake, Russell Coates
Bassoon - Aidan Campbell
Theorbo - Danny Murphy
Arch Lute - Ettore Marchi
Harpsichord - Tom Dewey

Rodelinda Händel

Public

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The throne has been usurped. The exiled king, Bertarido, is now believed dead. As Rodelinda mourns her husband, Grimoaldo the usurper moves to make her his queen - yet all is not as it seems... 

Everyone has a plan, but only one can rule. First performed in London in 1725, this production by Director Jo Davies and Designer Joanna Parker shows us how the issues explored in Handel’s Rodelinda still resonate today. The RCM look forward to presenting this operatic gem under the baton of Michael Rosewell.

Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19 by Händel, From (2021/2021), Directed by Jo Davies,, Conductor Michael Rosewell

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