芝加哥抒情歌剧院版《里纳尔多》精彩纷呈

Stellar vocalism and goofy charm make for an engaging Rinaldo at the Lyric Opera of Chicago

芝加哥抒情歌剧院以《里纳尔多》结束其演出季。亨德尔正是凭借这部歌剧在英国扬名立万，并从此开启了其长期而非凡的职业生涯。首演于1711年的《里纳尔多》是亨德尔第一部创作于英国伦敦的意大利语歌剧。因为拥有炫目的视觉景观和舞台效果，《里纳尔多》一直具有持久的震撼和冲击力，在作曲家亨德尔在世时就曾再版演出多次，也帮助亨德尔在通往未来成功的舞台生涯上铺平了道路。

This is the Chicago Lyric's first staging of Rinaldo and it is a timely one in the opera's 300th anniversary season(the company had previously presented a concert performance with Marilyn Home in 1984). And while this new production didn't quite catch fire until the second act, with David Daniels leading a largely terrific cast,this supremely well-sung Rinaldo made up for the show's occasional lapses.Francisco Negrin,who helmed the company's 2003 Partenope,directed this new production.