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Orlando
By George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Recordings
 Handel.
Orlando. (HWV 31, London 1733). L'Oiseau-Lyre 430 845-2
(3 CDs, 1991). Christopher Hogwood, The Academy of Ancient
Music. Orlando: James Bowman, countertenor; Angelica: Arleen
Auger, soprano; Medoro: Catherine Robbin, contralto; Dorinda:
Emma Kirkby, soprano; Zoroastro: David Thomas, bass. Superb
performance of this highlight of Handel's career as an opera
composer.
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 Handel.
Orlando. (HWV 31, London 1733). Erato 0630-14636-1 (3 CDs
1996). William Christie, Les Arts Florissants. Orlando: Patricia
Bardon, contralto; Dorinda: Rosa Mannion, soprano; Medoro:
Hilary Summers, contralto; Angelica: Rosemary Joshua, soprano;
Zoroastro: Harry van der Kamp, bass.
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Related Operas
Domenico Scarlatti. Orlando (Rome 1711). Libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capeci.
References
Winton Dean. Handel's Operas, 1726-1741 (Boydell Press 2006).
R. Strohm, "Handel and his Italian opera texts"; "Comic traditions in Handel's Orlando." Essays on Handel and the Italian Opera. (Oxford University Press 1985).
Links
Le magazine de l'opera-baroque page on Orlando