$511.00
This was Handel’s first opera for London, first performed at the theatre in the Haymarket in February 1711. It was strong in both music (including recomposed versions of some movements that Handel had previously written for his operas in Italy) and staging: a contemporary described the opera as ‘filled with Thunder and Lightening, Illuminations and Fireworks’.
$71.40
Handel’s Rinaldo is a magic opera typical of the Baroque, with a large cast and many spectacular effects. Ever since its premiere it has triumphed on the stage.
The idiomatic piano reduction, based on the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition, and the excellent page layout offer an optimum basis for professional performances at the highest level. The new German translation by Peter Brenner, one of the most highly regarded Writers in this field, closely follows the rhyme pattern and metrical scheme of the Italian original while remaining fresh and natural.
