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35-483: Rodelinda may refer to: Rodelinda (opera) , an opera seria by George Frideric Handel Rodelinda (6th century) , wife of King Audoin of Lombardy and mother of King Alboin Rodelinda (7th century) , wife of King Perctarit of Lombardy and title character of the opera Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

70-460: A collection of English art song, was released in 2011 (with Julius Drake / Harmonia Mundi ). Ombra Cara , Mehta's recording of Handel arias ( Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / René Jacobs /Harmonia Mundi), was awarded the 2011 Echo Klassik as Opera Recording of the Year. Mehta's CDs and DVDs also include Agrippina (BBC Music Magazine's 2012 Opera Award and nominated for a Grammy as Best Opera Recording of

105-562: A collection of classical arias and was awarded Le Diamant d’Opera Magazine, the Choc de Classica, and was shortlisted for the 2014 Gramophone Award in the Recital category. In 2014, Deutsche Grammophon/Archiv released a new complete studio recording of Orlando with Mehta in the title role (B’Rock/Jacobs), which was shortlisted for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Also in 2014, ArtHaus released

140-445: A last farewell (Duet: "Io t'abbraccio"). Unulfo and Eduige plan to release Bertarido from prison: they will smuggle to him a sword and the key to a secret passage. Garibaldo advises Grimoaldo to put the unknown man – whether Bertarido or not – to death. Grimoaldo is racked by jealousy, passion and fear. Languishing in prison, Bertarido receives the sword, the key, and a written note. When Unulfo comes to release him, Bertarido mistakes

175-575: A lead role for him in his opera Written on Skin , which premiered in 2012 at Aix-en-Provence . In 2013 he gave a "visceral and beautifully-sung performance" in the world premiere recording of that opera. In 2014, Benjamin was at work on a new concert piece for Mehta that receives its world premiere in September 2015 at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Mehta's CD Down by the Salley Gardens ,

210-539: A long-hidden passion for her. He proposes marriage and offers her back the throne that is rightfully hers. She angrily rejects him (Aria: "L'empio rigor del fato"). Eduige arrives looking for Grimoaldo. Grimoaldo, having previously been betrothed to Bertarido's sister Eduige, now spurns her. After Grimoaldo leaves, the scheming Garibaldo, his counsellor, professes love for Eduige. She promises to return his love once she has had revenge on Grimoaldo (Aria: "Lo farò, diro: spietato"). Alone, Garibaldo reveals that his love for Eduige

245-402: A message to Rodelinda that her husband is still alive. Bertarido rejoices. Rodelinda and Bertarido meet in secret, and are discovered in an embrace by Grimoaldo who fails to recognise her husband. Grimoaldo is outraged, believing that Rodelinda has taken a lover. To save her honour, Bertarido reveals his identity but Grimoaldo vows to kill him anyway, whoever he may be. The spouses bid each other

280-403: A number of capital and pleasing airs, as entitles it to one of the first places among Handel's dramatic productions". Burney notes particularly the aria for Bertarido in act 1, "Dove sei, amato bene", calling it "one of the finest pathetic airs that can be found in all his works... This air is rendered affecting by new and curious modulation, as well as by the general cast of the melody." This aria

315-560: A pianist born in Shanghai , China, to Indian parents, is a cousin of conductor Zubin Mehta . His father was professor of piano at Eastern Michigan University . His mother, Martha Ritchey Mehta of Altoona, Pennsylvania , was a soprano and journalist who worked in the development office of the University of Michigan Museum of Art , and she was her son's first voice teacher. His brother, Navroj Mehta,

350-523: Is a violinist and the artistic director of the Ventura Music Festival. From the age of nine through fifteen, Mehta was a solo boy soprano in concerts and recordings. Of his CD for the Delos label in 1983 ( Bejun DE 3019), Leonard Bernstein commented, "It is hard to believe the richness and maturity of musical understanding in this adolescent boy." He was named by the magazine Stereo Review as

385-572: Is also sometimes sung as a solo piece in English, to an unrelated text – "Art thou troubled?" – by W. G. Rothery, written in 1910. The opera is scored for two recorders, flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, strings and continuo (cello, lute, harpsichord). Notes Sources Bejun Mehta Mehta was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina , and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan . His father, Dady Mehta,

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420-511: Is an opera seria in three acts composed for the first Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel . The libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym , based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi . Rodelinda has long been regarded as one of Handel's greatest works. Rodelinda was first performed at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket, London, on 13 February 1725. It was produced with

455-588: Is feigned, and is part of a plan to gain the throne for himself (Aria: "Di cupido impiego i vanni"). Bertarido, in hiding nearby, reads the inscription on his own memorial and longs for his beloved wife Rodelinda (Aria: "Dove sei, amato bene?"). Along with his friend and counsellor Unulfo, he secretly watches as a weeping Rodelinda and Flavio, her son, lay flowers at his memorial. Garibaldo enters with an ultimatum for Rodelinda: either she agrees to marry Grimoaldo, or her son will be put to death. Rodelinda consents but also vows to demand Garibaldo's death when she returns to

490-636: The Music Academy of the West summer conservatory program, where Marilyn Horne , who knew of his work as a boy soprano, offered him sponsorship through the Marilyn Horne Foundation, an organization that works to develop new talent and preserve the art of song recital. He made his operatic debut as a countertenor that same year as Armindo in a New York City Opera production of Partenope by Handel . Two months later he substituted for David Daniels, who

525-1948: The Prinzregententheater Munich, and the festivals of Edinburgh, San Sebastian, Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, and the BBC Proms in London. Mehta has also conducted the Belgian Baroque Orchestra B'Rock in concerts of Haydn and Mozart symphonies. Mehta's operatic roles include, among many others: Orlando in Orlando , Tamerlano in Tamerlano , Giulio Cesare in Giulio Cesare , Bertarido in Rodelinda , Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice , Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream , Farnace in Mitridate , Didymus in Theodora , Hamor in Jephtha , Cyrus in Belshazzar , Arsamenes in Xerxes , Andronico in Tamerlano , Radamisto in Radamisto , Riccardo Primo in Riccardo Primo , Arsace in Partenope , Masha in Eötvös 's Three Sisters , Ottone in Agrippina , and Emone in Antigone . Bejun Mehta has been profiled by CBS ( 60 Minutes II ), A&E ( Breakfast with

560-414: The 1997 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without orchestra . Mehta sang for several years as a baritone without much success. "I was average, just average," he said. He began to experiment with singing in the countertenor range after reading a 1997 New Yorker profile of the countertenor David Daniels , whose early experiences seemed to mirror his own. In 1998 he attended

595-636: The Arts ), ORF 2 (Austria), Arte (France), and ARD (Germany). He was nominated for the Olivier Award for his portrayal of Orlando at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden . His main voice teachers have been Phyllis Curtin of Boston University (baritone) and Joan Patenaude-Yarnell of the Manhattan School of Music and Curtis Institute (countertenor). The British composer George Benjamin wrote

630-685: The Debut Recording Artist of the Year. After his voice changed, Mehta studied the cello , both as a soloist and orchestral player, under Aldo Parisot at Yale University . Mehta graduated from Yale University with a degree in German literature. At the same time he completed an internship at Delos , where he had recorded as a boy. This led to work as an independent recording producer for labels such as Sony/CBS , BMG/RCA , Deutsche Grammophon , and Delos. His production of Janos Starker ’s final recording of Bach’s Cello Suites (BMG/RCA 61436) won

665-639: The Year ) and Belshazzar , both on Harmonia Mundi, Theodora (C-Major Entertainment/Unitel, shortlisted for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ), Mitridate (Decca), Messiah (Unitel Classics), and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Glyndebourne Label), George Benjamin ’s Written on Skin (Nimbus CD, BBC Magazine 2014 Premiere Recording of the Year), Benjamin's Written on Skin (Opus Arte DVD, 2013 Royal Opera House, 2014 Gramophone Award-Contemporary ). Mehta's 2013 solo CD Che Puro Ciel ( Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / René Jacobs /Harmonia Mundi),

700-720: The festivals of Salzburg , Glyndebourne , Edinburgh , Aix-en-Provence , and Verbier , and at the London BBC Proms . Mehta performs programmes with repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary music. He has performed at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw , London's Wigmore Hall , the Konzerthaus, Vienna and the Wiener Musikverein , Carnegie Hall and Zankel Hall , New York, the 92nd Street Y , Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels , Valencia's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia , Madrid's Teatro de la Zarzuela , Cité de la Musique , Paris,

735-487: The first time with his opera Rinaldo . A tremendous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an organisation called the Royal Academy of Music (unconnected with the present-day London conservatoire), a company under royal charter to produce Italian operas in London. Handel

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770-500: The intended assassin, though sparing Grimoaldo (Aria: "Vivi, tiranno!"). Grimoaldo renounces his claim to the throne of Milan, and pledges himself once again to Eduige. He offers the throne back to Bertarido who accepts it once he is assured that his wife and son will be returned to him. There is general rejoicing. The opera's libretto is by Nicola Francesco Haym , and was based on an earlier libretto by Antonio Salvi that had been set by Giacomo Antonio Perti in 1710. Salvi's libretto

805-599: The murder, but he again refuses. He says that Rodelinda's act of courage and determination has made him love her all the more, though he has now lost hope of winning her. When the two advisors are alone, Unulfo asks Garibaldo how he could give a king such advice, and Garibaldo expounds his tyrannical perspective on the use of power (Aria: "Tirannia gliel diede il regno"). Bertarido approaches the palace grounds in disguise; his sister Eduige recognizes his voice. Unulfo brings word of Rodelinda's fidelity, and Eduige agrees to help Bertarido rescue his wife and son. Unulfo promises to pass

840-682: The revival of interest in Baroque music and historically informed musical performance since the 1960s, Rodelinda , like all Handel operas, receives performances at festivals and opera houses today. Among other performances, Rodelinda was staged at the Glyndebourne Festival in the UK in 1998, by the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 2004 and by English National Opera in 2014. The ENO production

875-564: The same singers as Tamerlano . There were 14 performances; it was repeated on 18 December 1725, and again on 4 May 1731, a further 16 performances in all, each revival including changes and fresh material. In 1735 and 1736 it was also performed, with only modest success, in Hamburg at the Oper am Gänsemarkt . The first modern production – in heavily altered form – was in Göttingen on 26 June 1920 where it

910-401: The throne of Milan. Bertarido has fled, leaving his wife Rodelinda and his son Flavio prisoners of the usurper. Failing to secure support to recover his crown, Bertarido has caused it to be reported that he has died in exile, a ruse to be used in an attempt to rescue his wife and son. Alone in the palace, Rodelinda mourns the loss of her husband Bertarido. The usurper Grimoaldo enters, declaring

945-592: The throne. Bertarido, still watching, is aghast and takes Rodelinda's decision as an act of betrayal. Garibaldo taunts Eduige, telling her that she has missed her chance to become queen. Eduige satirically congratulates Rodelinda, noting her sudden decision to betray her husband's memory and marry his usurper. Eduige vows vengeance on Grimoaldo. Eduige departs and Grimoaldo enters. Rodelinda sets out her terms for marrying Grimoaldo: he must in her sight kill Flavio with his own hands. Grimoaldo, horrified, refuses. After Rodelinda leaves, Garibaldo encourages Grimoaldo to carry out

980-541: The title Rodelinda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rodelinda&oldid=1163867068 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rodelinda (opera) Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi ( HWV 19)

1015-509: The visitor in the darkness for the executioner and wounds him with the sword. Unulfo shrugs the injury off, and the two leave. Eduige guides Rodelinda into the cell. Finding it empty, and seeing blood on the floor, they fear that Bertarido is dead. Grimoaldo is tormented by remorse and flees to the palace garden, hoping to find a peaceful spot where he can seek solace in sleep (Aria: "Pastorello d'un povero armento"). Garibaldo, finding him unprotected, decides to kill him. Bertarido appears and kills

1050-654: Was derived from Pierre Corneille 's tragedy Pertharite, roi des Lombards (1652), which dealt with the history of Perctarit , king of the Lombards . The ultimate origin of the story, as of Handel's Flavio , is Paul the Deacon 's eighth-century work Gesta Langobardorum . In the opera, 'Pertharite' becomes 'Bertarido'. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for

1085-493: Was not only to compose operas for the company but hire the star singers, supervise the orchestra and musicians, and adapt operas from Italy for London performance. Within a year, 1724–1725, Handel wrote three great operas in succession for the Royal Academy of Music, each with Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni as the stars, the other two being Giulio Cesare and Tamerlano . Horace Walpole wrote of Cuzzoni in Rodelinda : She

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1120-577: Was revived at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2015. The Gran Teatre del Liceu , Barcelona, performed the opera in March 2019, with Lisette Oropesa and Bejun Mehta in the leading roles. The Dutch National Opera staged Rodelinda in January 2020, with Lucy Crowe and Bejun Mehta in the leading roles. Prior to the opening of the opera, Grimoaldo has defeated Bertarido, King of Lombardy, in battle and has usurped

1155-485: Was short and squat, with a doughy cross face, but fine complexion; was not a good actress; dressed ill; and was silly and fantastical. And yet on her appearing in this opera, in a brown silk gown trimmed with silver, with the vulgarity and indecorum of which all the old ladies were much scandalised, the young adopted it as a fashion, so universally, that it seemed a national uniform for youth and beauty. To 18th century musicologist Charles Burney , Rodelinda "contains such

1190-615: Was taken ill during an international concert tour. Mehta regularly performs the great roles of his repertoire with leading opera houses such as Covent Garden , Bavarian State Opera , Opéra National de Paris , Théâtre du Châtelet , La Scala , Theater an der Wien , Berlin State Opera , La Monnaie , Netherlands Opera , Barcelona's Liceu , Teatro Real in Madrid, Metropolitan Opera , Chicago Lyric Opera , Los Angeles Opera , San Francisco Opera , and New York City Opera . He has performed at

1225-610: Was the first of a series of modern Handel opera revivals produced by the Handel enthusiast Oskar Hagen . The opera reached the US in 1931 and was revived in London in 1939. A further notable London revival by the Handel Opera Society, in English and using a cut text, including both Joan Sutherland and Janet Baker in the cast, conducted by Charles Farncombe , was performed in June 1959. With

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