Rodelinda (2019)

With this DVD and Bluray of Rodelinda one of Handels most emotionally complex operas conductor Emmanuelle Haïm adds to her impressive Erato catalogue of the composers works The imaginative production by Jean Bellorini was seen at the Opéra de Lille in Autumn 2018 and the cast features soprano Jeanine De Bique in the title role countertenor Tim Mead as her husband Bertarido and another countertenor Eratos rising star Jakub Józef Orliński as Unulfo Reviewing the production Le Monde noted Emmanuelle Haïms intimate connection with this music which she knows how to unleash in all its violence passion and heartwrenching expressivity