About the Performance
The story of thwarted love in a time of war, religious strife and witchcraft contributed to Rinaldo's instant success. It was the first opera Handel produced for London and the first Italian opera composed specifically for the London stage. But it was the arias, written to showcase the virtuosity of a necessarily starry cast, that have ensured its continuing success. Rinaldo includes some of Handel's most popular and famous operatic arias, Lascia ch'iopianga and Cara sposa.
Bach Collegium Japan: 'Baroque musicianship at its best.' The Guardian
'Musicianship is, to be sure, Mr. Suzuki's greatest strength... a subtle ear for color, a keen sense of harmonic direction, and an ability to make phrases breathe and rhythms live' The New York Times