One of Handel’s greatest operas, Ariodante, was first performed in 1735 at Covent Garden and has not been seen there since – ...
First staging in 300 years is glorious and moving' - 4/5 The first staging of Handel’s Ariodante in 300 years is a moving tragedy delivered with exemplary performances ...
Some 290 years on, Handel’s Ariodante is back in Covent Garden, but it had lain fallow for 228 of those before a late 20th century revival in interest. In reading of its history, you gain the ...