Orlando Plays Mad (2000)
Music: Antonio Vivaldi (Orlando finto pazzo)
An extraordinary trail of discovery leading via Newcastle, Venice and Turin to the enchanted garden of the sorceress-queen Ersilla, including a fully staged performance of the pivotal second act. Unforgettable music performed by the cream of period instrumentalists and singers, set within a blazingly theatrical production, this is the first time any of the piece has been seen or heard since 1714.
“It was exciting theatre, giving us a glimpse of the immense possibilities of this vivid, magical opera. A cast pulsating with talent had been assembled there were some brilliant performances and enchanting singing.”
Opera Now
Director: Bill Bankes Jones
Conductor: Orlando Jopling
Designer: Tim Meacock
Lighting/Stage Management: Mark Doubleday
Production Manager: Simon Sturgis
Administrator: Caroline Steane
Edition by Orlando Jopling (music) and Bill Bankes-Jones (words) of Antonio Vivaldi & Grazio Braccioli’s Orlando Finto Pazzo
Singers:
Brandimarte: Christopher Robson
Grifone: Stephen Wallace
Origille: Arlene Rolph
Tigrinda: Katherine Haataja
Argillano: Louise Mott
Orlando: Keel Watson
Ersilla: Emma Dogliani
Orchestra:
Repetiteur/Harpisichord: Martin Canizio
Orchestra Leader: Catherine Martin
Director: Bill Bankes Jones
Conductor: Orlando Jopling
Designer: Tim Meacock
Lighting/Stage Management: Mark Doubleday
Production Manager: Simon Sturgis
Administrator: Caroline Steane
Edition by Orlando Jopling (music) and Bill Bankes-Jones (words) of Antonio Vivaldi & Grazio Braccioli’s Orlando Finto Pazzo
Singers:
Brandimarte: Christopher Robson
Grifone: Stephen Wallace
Origille: Arlene Rolph
Tigrinda: Katherine Haataja
Argillano: Louise Mott
Orlando: Keel Watson
Ersilla: Emma Dogliani
Orchestra:
Repetiteur/Harpisichord: Martin Canizio
Orchestra Leader: Catherine Martin