Händel: Rodelinda

Händel: Rodelinda

197 mins | Music | Dec. 3, 2011

Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 Met premiere production. Rodelinda is faced with an impossible dilemma: With her husband Bertarido believed dead, she either has to marry the despised Grimoaldo (the elegant Joseph Kaiser), who has usurped her husband’s throne, or see him murder her son. But Bertarido (leading countertenor Andreas Scholl) is alive and eventually reclaims both throne and wife—and makes peace with his enemies. Stephanie Blythe is marvelous as Eduige, Bertarido’s sister, who is betrothed to Grimoaldo but turns against him. Baroque authority Harry Bicket conducts.

Händel: Rodelinda

197 mins | Music | Dec. 3, 2011

Händel: Rodelinda
Renée Fleming stars in the title role of one of Handel’s greatest dramas, seen in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 Met premiere production. Rodelinda is faced with an impossible dilemma: With her husband Bertarido believed dead, she either has to marry the despised Grimoaldo (the elegant Joseph Kaiser), who has usurped her husband’s throne, or see him murder her son. But Bertarido (leading countertenor Andreas Scholl) is alive and eventually reclaims both throne and wife—and makes peace with his enemies. Stephanie Blythe is marvelous as Eduige, Bertarido’s sister, who is betrothed to Grimoaldo but turns against him. Baroque authority Harry Bicket conducts.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera
Original title Händel: Rodelinda
Directors Stephen Wadsworth, Matthew Diamond
Writers Antonio Salvi, Nicola Francesco Haym

Cast

Renée Fleming

as Rodelinda, Queen of Milan, wife of Bertarido

Andreas Scholl

as Bertarido, King of Milan, believed to be dead

Joseph Kaiser

as Grimoaldo, usurper of Milan, betrothed to Eduige

Stephanie Blythe

as Eduige, Bertarido's sister, bethrothed to Grimoaldo

Iestyn Davies

as Unulfo, counselor to Grimoaldo, secretly loyal to Bertarido

Shenyang

as Garibaldo, counselor to Grimoaldo

Moritz Linn

as Flavio, son of Rodelinda and Bertarido

Harry Bicket

as Conductor

Deborah Voigt

as Host / Self - Host