The plot, as often with baroque operas, was a bit convoluted.
Robert Carsen, to stage Handel's
Ariodante
, has therefore opted for simplicity and efficiency: the drama will take place in the alcoves, bedrooms, offices and ceremonial rooms of a castle.
Here, the Opéra workshops have superbly created this environment, in very modern shades of green.
Carsen, on the other hand, plays at mixing up the eras: one has the impression of being in a past century when suddenly the choirs appear, disguised as a pack of journalists of today.
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By making the story clearer, he made it easier for the viewer to read, while preserving the pleasure of sometimes taking it on the wrong foot thanks to ingenious staging effects and other jokey anachronisms.
Nicolas Paul's choreographies follow the same spirit, mixing baroque steps with contemporary movements.
A pinnacle of lyrical art
Created in 1735 for the inauguration of Covent Garden, this Baroque opera…
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