Less than hero
Iestyn Davies’s theatrical blandness combined with his vocal unsuitability for the role left a hole at the center of Rinaldo.
Luca Pisaroni
37 pieces since 2010 — in 18 roles, at 9 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
37
pieces
18
roles
9
companies
17
years
By role
3 pieces as Argante — stats above show all coverage for Luca Pisaroni.
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Schoolboy crush
Handel’s 1711 opera Rinaldo was the first Italian opera ever written specifically for the London stage.
The world is your balloon
If it wasn’t anything special as art or even entertainment, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s recent production of Rinaldo (March 24) does offer an excellent peg on which to hang an argument about the future of opera in America.