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Ariodante

2017 · 216 min

A lavish, psychologically probing opera staging that rewards close attention with emotional and intellectual richness.

Genres
Music
Starring
Nathan Berg, Cecilia Bartoli, Kathryn Lewek
Overview
At Salzburg Festival, Cecilia Bartoli shines as Ariodante with her dazzling coloratura in a highly acclaimed new production by the German director Christoph Loy, who is known for his clever psychological stagings. Loy turns Handel's splendid baroque opera into an exciting and differentiated reflection on gender roles.

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Genres
Music
Starring
Nathan Berg, Cecilia Bartoli, Kathryn Lewek
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
music
Starring
Nathan Berg, Cecilia Bartoli, Kathryn Lewek, Norman Reinhardt, Christophe Dumaux, Sandrine Piau, Kristofer Lundin
Runtime
216 min
Country
Austria, Germany

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