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Opera

Georg Friedrich Händel

Orlando

31 Oct, 23 - 12 Nov, 23

Musical conductor: Ivor Bolton and Francesc Prat | Stage direction: Claus Guth | Orchestra of the Teatro Real

Inspired by the protagonist of the film Taxi Driver starring Robert De Niro, stage director Claus Guth takes this representative baroque opera by Händel into a contemporary context: the consequences of a returned soldier's return to reality after the Vietnam War. A contemporary reflection of Orlando's warrior and heroic profile with the German composer's masterly score and the voices of Anna Prohaska, Christophe Damaux and Anthony Roth Costanzo.


The epic poem Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto constitutes the literary basis for no less than three works — the other two are Ariodante and Alcina—, by Georg Friedrich Händel. The piece was written for Senesino, the great castrato whose supernatural abilities can be imagined due to the variety of registers which the score demands of its protagonist, especially in the extraordinary and extremely difficult «Mad scene» at the end of the second act.

With a story which revolves almost exclusively around the jealousy and alienation of its protagonist - his beloved Angelica shows affection towards Prince Medoro - the opera is considered today to be a major challenge for the stage.  The acclaimed production by Claus Guth - which casts Orlando as a war veteran with PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), incapable of dealing with reality – solves this question brilliantly, bringing light and innumerable surprises along the dramatic path which eventually becomes an exhilarating therapy.


With the collaboration of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union

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Opera in three acts

Music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Anonymous libretto adapted from L'Orlando by Carlo Sigismondo Capece, based on Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso.

Premiere at King's Theatre of London on 27 January 1733

Premiere at the Teatro Real

A new production of the Teatro Real, from the Theater an der Wien.


Artistic team

Musical conductors: Ivor Bolton

                                 Francesc Prat: 10 nov

Stage direction: Claus Guth

Stage and costume design: Christian Schmidt

Lighting: Bernd Purkrabek

Dramaturgy: Ronny Dietrich

Video: Rocafilm


Cast

Orlando: Christophe Dumaux

               Gabriel Díaz - 10 nov

Angelica: Anna Prohaska

                 Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli - 10 nov

Medoro: Anthony Roth Costanzo

Dorinda: Giulia Semenzato

Zoroastro: Florian Boesch


Orchestra of the Teatro Real

 

Orlando, de Georg Friedrich Händel

Programa de mano

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Performances

  • Date/hour
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  • Subscription ticket

31 October 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets E

02 November 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets D

04 November 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets X

06 November 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets S1

08 November 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets F

10 November 2023

19:30

Main Auditorium

Gabriel Díaz , Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets B

12 November 2023

18:00

Main Auditorium

Christophe Dumaux, Anna Prohaska, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Giulia Semenzato, Florian Boesch
Subscription tickets A

Cultural activities

Coloquio

What's OnBiblioteca Musical Victor Espinos (Conde Duque)

Los Orlandos: charla ilustrada con música. 
Acercamiento al personaje a través de la música que inspiró.
Noviembre

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Conferencia

What's OnMuseo Cerralbo

Brujería y alquimia, en relación con los personajes Zoroastro y Alcina
Noviembre

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Enfoques

What's OnGayarre Hall

Ponemos el foco sobre la producción de Orlando con algunos de sus protagonistas. 

En la Sala Gayarre del Teatro Real y en directo en el canal de Youtube del Teatro Real

30

October

2023

20:15

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