For a long time, a large portion of Handel's early opera Rodrigo was thought to have been lost. It was back in 1707 in Rome that George Frideric Handel wrote Rodrigo, but it was not until 1974 that the printed libretto turned up again, and nine years later the third act was found in the Earl of Shaftesbury's Handel collection. On August 29, 1984, finally, the work was revived during the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, and in 2019 it's on the programme at the GÃ¶ttingen International Handel Festival. The opera narrates a freely adapted version of the end to the regency of the Last Visigoth King Roderich. In the libretto by Francesco Silvani, however, the reason behind it is less the lust for power on the part of his opponents than the thirst for vengeance of his spurned mistress.

Tracklist:

Rodrigo, Hwv 5: Overture (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 1: Ah Mostro, Ah Furia (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 1: Occhi Neri (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 2: E Tal Mi Lascia? (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 2: Pugneran Con Noi Le Stelle (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 3: Nasce Il Sol, E L’aura Vola (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 3: Reina, In Sì Bel Dì (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 3: Agitata Da Fiato Incostante (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 4: Esilena? (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 5: Dell’iberia Al Soglio Invitto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 5: Signor, Questo Reciso Orribil Teschio (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 5: Ti Lascio Alla Pena (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 5: Egregio Duce, Il Braccio Tuo Guerriero (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 5: In Mano Al Mio Sposo (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 6: Evanco, Armato In Campo Ti Fui Nemico (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 6: Eroica Fortezza (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 7: Fra’ Romori Di Marte... Con Voci Care In Petto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 7: Ma Lo Stesso Pensiero (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 7: Stragi, Morti, Sangue Ed Armi (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 8: Coronatemi, O Sdegni (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 8: O Morte, O Vendetta (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 9: Mentre Di Mie Vittorie (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 10: Sommi Dei, Se Pur V’offesi (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 10: Rodrigo, All’armi (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 11: Esilena, Cotesto Pur È Un Segno Fedel (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 11: Vanne In Campo (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 12: Cor Mio, Non Gir Con Fasto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act I Scene 12: Per Dar Pregio All’amor Mio (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 1: Campioni, Una Gran Fede Cieca (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 2: Fra Le Spine Offre Gli Allori (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 2: Florinda, Amore È Giusto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 2: Prestami Un Solo Dardo (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 3: Mi Balza Il Core In Petto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 3: Egli È Tuo, Nè Mi Riserbo (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 3: Chi Esibisce, Esilena (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 3: Parto, Crudel, Sì Parto (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 4: Baldanzosa Pietà (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 4: Fredde Ceneri D’amor (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 5: Siete Assai Superbe, O Stelle (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 5: Ma Rodrigo, Sì Presto S’avvilisce (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 6: Signor, Tutte Rinchiuse Son Le Nostre Speranze (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 6: Empio Fato, E Fiera Sorte (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 7: Signor, Non Sempre Cieca (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 7: Là Ti Sfido A Fiera Battaglia (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 8: Rodrigo, Anco Dell’idra (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 8: Dopo I Nembi E Le Procelle (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 9: Amato Sposo, E Chi Sa Mai (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 9: Dolce Amor, Che Mi Consola (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 10: Che Più Chiedi, Esilena? (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 10: Sì Che Lieta Goderò (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 11: Qual Demone Mi Scorta? (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 11: Su, All’armi, Grida Nemesi (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 12: Ferma, Florinda, E Senti (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act II Scene 12: Alle Glorie, Alle Palme (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 4: Abbiam Vinto, O Campioni (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 4: Spiriti Fieri Dell’alma Guerrieri (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 5: Non Cederò (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: Perchè Viva Il Caro Sposo (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: O Caro Figlio (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: E Tu, Misero Figlio (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: Ti Lascio, Idolo Mio (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: Oh Dio, Non Più, Taci Esilena (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: Così M’alletti (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 7: Deciso Ha Di Mia Vita (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 8: Allor Che Sorge Astro Lucente (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 8: Dolcissima Esilena (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 8: Prendi L’alma, Prendi Il Core (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 9: Signore, Poiché Lo Sdegno (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 9: Begli Occhi Del Mio Ben (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 9: Mi Son Pur Cari, O Bella (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 9: Lucide Stelle, Gemelle D’amor (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 10: Castiglia, Anco Sui Sogli (Live)
Rodrigo, Hwv 5, Act III Scene 10: L’amorosa Dea Di Gnido (Live)

UPC: 4015023264120
Label: Accent Records
Release Date: 9.6.19
Format: CD

Handel / Cummings - Rodrigo (3 CD)