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Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

In 2009, Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with a complete cycle of his operas, all broadcast in the order they were first performed

Handel Opera Cycle: Ariodante

Handel Opera Cycle: Ariodante: Episode 2: Ariodante (Act 3)

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Episode 2: Ariodante (Act 3)

Ariodante

Ariodante (Act 3)

BBC Radio 3 - Handel Opera Cycle, Ariodante, Ariodante (Act 3)

Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Handel's opera Ariodante.

Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Handel's Ariodante. Starring mezzo-soprano Janet Baker and countertenor James Bowman.

Louise Fryer presents the concluding act of Handel's Ariodante, broadcast as part of a complete cycle of the composer's operas.

Handel: Ariodante, Act 3

Ariodante ...... Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Ginevra, his betrothed ..... Edith Mathis (soprano)
Polinesso, the villain ...... James Bowman (countertenor)
Dalinda, Ginevra's maid ...... Norma Burrowes (soprano)
Lurcanio, Polinesso's brother ...... David Rendall (tenor)
King of Scotland, Ginevra's father ...... Samuel Ramey (bass)
Odardo, his attendant ...... Alexander Oliver (tenor)
London Voices
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (conductor).

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Louise Fryer presents a performance of Ariodante, starring Janet Baker

Louise Fryer presents a performance of Ariodante, a work featuring joy and deep despair, love, hatred and revenge, set to some of the greatest music Handel ever wrote

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