Alcina→Alcina (opera)← Previous revisionRevision as of 11:49, 17 October 2026 Line 55: Line 55: In the Baroque era, Ariosto's poem was the basis of many operas. Among the earliest were [[Francesca Caccini]]'s ''[[La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina]]'' ("The Liberation of Ruggiero from Alcina's Island", 1625) and [[Luigi Rossi]]'s ''Il palazzo incantato'' (1642). [[Antonio Vivaldi]] staged three operas on themes from Ariosto: ''Orlando furioso'' (1713) by [[Giovanni Alberto Ristori]], ''[[Orlando furioso (Vivaldi, 1714)|Orlando Furioso]]'' (1714), with music by Ristori and by himself, and ''[[Orlando furioso (Vivaldi)|Orlando]]'' (1727). In France, [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] turned to Ariosto for his ''tragédie en musique [[Roland (Lully)|Roland]]'' (1685). In the Baroque era, Ariosto's poem was the basis of many operas. Among the earliest were [[Francesca Caccini]]'s ''[[La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina]]'' ("The Liberation of Ruggiero from Alcina's Island", 1625) and [[Luigi Rossi]]'s ''Il palazzo incantato'' (1642). [[Antonio Vivaldi]] staged three operas on themes from Ariosto: ''Orlando furioso'' (1713) by [[Giovanni Alberto Ristori]], ''[[Orlando furioso (Vivaldi, 1714)|Orlando Furioso]]'' (1714), with music by Ristori and by himself, and ''[[Orlando furioso (Vivaldi)|Orlando]]'' (1727). In France, [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] turned to Ariosto for his ''tragédie en musique [[Roland (Lully)|Roland]]'' (1685). Perhaps the most famous operas inspired by the poem are those by [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]: ''[[Orlando (opera)|Orlando]]'' (1733), ''[[Ariodante]]'' and ''[[Alcina]]'' (1735). Perhaps the most famous operas inspired by the poem are those by [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]: ''[[Orlando (opera)|Orlando]]'' (1733), ''[[Ariodante]]'' and ''[[Alcina (opera)|Alcina]]'' (1735). ''[[Les Paladins]]'' is a 1760 opera by [[Jean-Philippe Rameau]]. The plot is based on a verse tale by [[La Fontaine]], ''Le petit chien qui secoue de l'argent et des pierreries'', itself derived from an episode in Ariosto's ''Orlando Furioso''.Sylvie Bouissou, ''Jean-Philippe Rameau'' (Fayard, 2014), p. 817 ''[[Les Paladins]]'' is a 1760 opera by [[Jean-Philippe Rameau]]. The plot is based on a verse tale by [[La Fontaine]], ''Le petit chien qui secoue de l'argent et des pierreries'', itself derived from an episode in Ariosto's ''Orlando Furioso''.Sylvie Bouissou, ''Jean-Philippe Rameau'' (Fayard, 2014), p. 817