Handel, G.F. (1685-1759) - Ariodante - Dopo notte, atra e funesta - Magdalena Kožená, Marcon

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'Dopo notte, atra e funesta' is an aria from 'Ariodante', composed by Georg Friedrich Händel in the mid 1735, performed by Magdalena Kožená and Orchestra Barocca di Venezia.

* Dopo notte, atra e funesta

Magdalena Kožená
Orchestra Barocca di Venezia
Conducted by Andrea Marcon

Au Palais des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles

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Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling in London and becoming a naturalised British subject. His works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. He was strongly influenced by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.

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Ariodante

Ariodante is an opera seria in three acts by Handel. The anonymous Italian libretto was based on a work by Antonio Salvi, which in turn was adapted from Canti 5 and 6 of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. Each act contains opportunities for dance, originally composed for dancer Marie Sallé and her company.

The opera was first performed in the Covent Garden Theatre, London, on 8 January 1735. Ariodante opened Handel's first season at Covent Garden and successfully competed against the rival Opera of the Nobility, supported by the Prince of Wales. Handel had the tacit and financial support of the King and Queen and, more vocally, of the Princess Royal. The opera received 11 performances during its premiere season at Covent Garden.

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