Cecilia Bartoli to Debut Male Role in Handel's Ariodante at Salzburg
Cecilia Bartoli, director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival since 2012 (extended to 2021), will perform her first male role in Handel's Ariodante at the festival from June 2-5, 2017. The production, directed by Christoph Loy, features Bartoli in a kilt and armor. Ariodante will also be staged during the Salzburg Summer Festival from July 21 to August 30. The opera premiered in 1734 at London's Covent Garden. Bartoli describes the work as a romantic journey through a prism of poets. The festival also includes Rossini's La Donna del Lago and a concert on Handel's Heroines. Bartoli has founded the ensemble Les Musiciens du Prince, supported by Prince Albert II of Monaco, and was recently named 'Court Musician.'
Key facts
- Cecilia Bartoli directs Salzburg Whitsun Festival since 2012, extended to 2021.
- Bartoli to perform first male role: Ariodante by Handel.
- Ariodante runs June 2-5, 2017 at Whitsun Festival.
- Production also staged at Summer Festival July 21-August 30.
- Christoph Loy directs the production.
- Ariodante premiered in 1734 at Covent Garden, London.
- Festival also includes Rossini's La Donna del Lago and Handel's Heroines concert.
- Bartoli founded Les Musiciens du Prince, supported by Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Entities
Artists
- Cecilia Bartoli
- Georg Friedrich Händel
- Gioacchino Rossini
- Christoph Loy
- Antonio Salvi
- Nicola Porpora
- Farinelli
- Giuseppe Pennisi
- Patrice Poupon
- Helga Rabl-Stadler
- Markus Hinterhäuser
Institutions
- Salzburg Whitsun Festival
- Salzburg Summer Festival
- Covent Garden
- King's Theatre
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Les Musiciens du Prince
- Prince Albert II of Monaco
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Artribune
Locations
- Salzburg
- Austria
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rome
- Italy
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Monaco
- Scotland