The Dallas Opera - Rodelinda

August 2008

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Saturday 08/09/08

12:00PM - 12:30PM
Inside The Dallas Opera
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Sunday 08/10/08

2:00PM - 3:30PM
Milestone Culinary Arts Cooking Class - English Cuisine
Milestone Culinary Arts Center - 4531 McKinney Avenue, Dallas 75205

Sunday 08/10/08

3:45PM - 5:00PM
Milestone Culinary Arts Tasting - English Cuisine
Milestone Culinary Arts Center - 4531 McKinney Avenue, Dallas 75205

Sunday 08/10/08

4:00PM - 5:00PM
Classic Interview with Maestro Rescigno on WRR 101.1 FM
WRR CLASSICAL 101.1 FM

Monday 08/11/08

1:00PM - 2:00PM
Suzanne's Book Club - ROBERTO DEVEREUX
Barnes and Noble Prestonwood Center - 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas, TX 75254

Monday 08/11/08

7:30PM - 9:30PM
Movie Screening: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex at the Inwood Living Room(TM)
Inwood Theatre, 5458 West Lovers Lane at Inwood, Dallas, TX 75209

Tuesday 08/12/08

6:30PM - 8:00PM
Head-Rolling Lecture!- ROBERTO DEVEREUX
Commercial Lobby/Plaza at One Arts Plaza - 1722 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201

Wednesday 08/13/08

7:30PM - 9:30PM
Movie Screening: Rent at AT&T Plaza in Victory Park
AT&T Plaza in Victory Park

Thursday 08/14/08

3:30PM - 5:30PM
Afternoon Tea at La Duni
La Duni - 4620 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75205

Thursday 08/14/08

4:30PM - 5:30PM
Classic Interview with Maestro Rescigno on WRR 101.1 FM
WRR Classical 101.1 FM

Rodelinda

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Synopsis Cast Bios Composer Behind the Scenes Production part of Masters Trio. See three productions and save!	Behind The Scenes
	Rodelinda: Long considered one of George Frideric Handel's greatest works, Rodelinda is an ancient story of courtly intrigue and devotion first detailed in Paul the Deacon's Gesta Langobardorum. The story appeared in a much more polished form in Corneille's drama, Pertharite, Roi des Lombards (Pertharite, King of the Lombards) in 1652. There were several 18th century operas based on this tale, including Rodelinda, Queen of the Lombards by Antonio Salvi (1710) which served as Handel's principal roadmap. Salvi translated portions of Corneille's dialogue word-for-word, but re-arranged the order of scenes and altered the action as necessary to heighten the onstage drama. Handel's 1725 version was designed to showcase two of the great singing stars of his day, the famed castrato Senesino and soprano Francesca Cuzzoni. Cuzzoni's brown silk gown, worn at the King's Theatre premiere, revealed so much of her additional "talent" that it created a scandalous sensation and is credited with altering London fashion. Wrote Horace Walpole, "�it seemed a national uniform for youth and beauty." The composer made every effort to condense and improve an already impressive original libretto. Handel's literary partner on the project, Nicola Francesco Haym, deleted over half a dozen scenes, shortened others, and added just one. Thirty-four arias were reduced to 28 (nearly all of them internal monologues allowing the characters to examine their own pain or purpose) and more of the music was given to the hero and heroine of the piece, placing the opera's focus on the dynamic triangle of Rodelinda, Bertarido, and the villain Grimoaldo in order to chart the journey from passion to reason that was the heart and soul of the Age of Enlightenment.

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