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Antonio Vivaldi’s opera takes place on the sorceress Alcina’s enchanted island. Although old and ugly, Alcina has the magical power to make herself appear beautiful and to bewitch courtiers who set foot in her realm. She has tried to make her power eternal by gaining possession of the invincible guard Arontes under the statu of the wizard in the Temple of Infernal Hecate. Brought to the island by fate, the other main characters of the opera, namely the beautiful Angelica, her young Saracen lover, Medoro, and the jealous Orlando–a Christian knight and Charlemagne’s nephew, who is in love with Angelica–are entwined in an intriguing love story of furious passion and despair. This San Francisco Opera production of Orlando Furioso boasts a stellar cast, headed by the American mezzo soprano, Marilyn Horne, whose undisputed mastery of the bel canto school of singing makes her one of today’s finest performers. 140 minutes.
Orlando: Marilyn Horne
Angelica: Susan Patterson
Alcina: Kathleen Kuhlmann
Bradamante: Sandra Walker
Ruggiero: Jeffrey Gall
Medoro: William Matteuzzi
Astolfo: Kevin Langan
Orchestra and Chorus of the San Francisco Opera, Randall Behr, conductor
Production by Pier Luigi Pizzi; directed for video by Brian Large
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The miraculous cast includes Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson (III), Kathleen Kuhlmann, Sandra Walker, Jeffrey Gall. This cast just make Vivaldi – Orlando furioso / Behr, Horne, Patterson, San Francisco Opera the more breathtaking!