Handel: Rinaldo
Sonia Prina, Anett Fritsch, Brenda Rae, Luca Pisaroni, etc; OAE, Ottavio Dantone; Robert Carson (dir)
Opus Arte OA1081D (DVD); OABD7107D (blu-ray)
Carson's slyly-funny, bold-conceived production pits the school-age lovers against saracen teachers and their St Trinians sirens. Music-making is superb, surely vintage-Glyndebourne; the leads are well-cast and the OAE responds electrically to Dantone's direction. The high-definition cameras miss nothing, and this easily becomes the prime recommendation for this opera in this format.
*****
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