| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Dorothea Röschmann |
Rodelinda
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| Michael Chance |
Bertarido
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| Paul Nilon |
Grimoaldo
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| Felicity Palmer |
Eduige
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| Umberto Chiummo |
Garibaldo
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| Ivor Bolton |
Himself - Conductor
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Historical; Music |
| Director |
Brian Large |
| Writer |
Nicola Haym |
| Production |
Farao Classics |
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| Language |
German/Italian |
| Running Time |
203 mins |
| Country |
Germany |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
"Rodelinda," first performed in 1725, has long been considered one of Handel's greatest works, and rightly so. The story is loosely based on the history of the Lombards, a wealthy and powerful migrant European people that invaded northern Italy in the late sixth century and ruled there for 200 years. Bertarido has been driven from the Milanese throne by the usurper Grimoaldo, a duke, who keeps the king's wife, Rodelinda, and young son under house arrest, until the queen, who believes that her husband is dead, agrees to marry him. But the exiled king has survived and returns in disguise.
Handel shows stunning skill at conveying the psychological complexities of his characters, who form uneasy romantic and political alliances as they angle to make a claim on the throne, or find a little comfort in a dangerous society.
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| Personal Details |
| Library No. |
863 |
| Index |
886 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Any Region |
| Screen Ratio |
16:9 |
| Subtitles |
Deutsch; Englisch; Italienisch; Japanisch |
| Audio Tracks |
PCM 2.0 (Stereo) in Deutsch |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Notes
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| Two DVD's + Accompanying Booklet in Case |
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