George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo
E712270
George Frideric Handel's opera *Rinaldo* is a Baroque opera first performed in 1711, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic spectacle, and based on Torquato Tasso’s epic poem *Gerusalemme liberata*.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Rinaldo | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | London opera scene ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gerusalemme liberata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Torquato Tasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Almirena
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Argante NERFINISHED ⓘ Armida NERFINISHED ⓘ Eustazio NERFINISHED ⓘ Goffredo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1711 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first Italian opera written for the London stage by Handel ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Aaron Hill
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Giacomo Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Cara sposa
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Lascia ch'io pianga NERFINISHED ⓘ Or la tromba NERFINISHED ⓘ Venti, turbini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic spectacle
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use of stage machinery ⓘ virtuosic arias ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
basso continuo
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strings ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1711-02-24 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Rinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Walsh (early 18th-century London publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Agrippina
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Alcina NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedVersion |
1717 revision
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1731 revision ⓘ |
| setting | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| structure | recitatives and arias ⓘ |
| style |
da capo arias
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virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| subject | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gerusalemme liberata