Ariodante

Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/27/2023
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location
Pittsburgh High School For The Creative & Performing Arts

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“Ariodante” is a beautiful opera set in medieval Scotland and composed in 1735 by the prolific Baroque master George Frideric Handel (1685-1759).

The devious Duke of Albany sees marriage to the king’s daughter as the best way to take the throne. But there is a stumbling block: Princess Ginevra is committed to her fiancĂ©, Prince Ariodante. So the duke tricks Ariodante into believing that Ginevra has been unfaithful. The plot succeeds until the duke realizes that one of the court ladies knows the truth — and decides to murder her.

Each act contains opportunities for dance that were originally composed for dancer Marie Sallé (1707-1756), who challenged the male-dominated theatrical world of 18th century Paris.

Presented by the Pittsburgh Opera, the eighth oldest company in the United States.

 



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