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falls in love with her. Carilda is however secretly in love with Teseo and is interested in neither
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from his mind – he is determined to kill the monster. Alceste, like
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Long before the action of the opera, King Minos of Crete fought a war with King Aegeus of Athens, who had killed Minos' baby son and carried away his baby daughter. The girl, however, had been brought up by an ally of Athens', King
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King Minos announces that Teseo has fulfilled the conditions for ending the
Athenian tribute. Teseo asks permission to marry Arianna, and Minos agrees on condition that her father gives his consent. Teseo reveals that Minos himself is Arianna's father, whereupon Minos happily gives the couple his
398:(unconnected with the present day London conservatoire), a company under royal charter to produce Italian operas in London. Handel was not only to compose operas for the company but hire the star singers, supervise the orchestra and musicians, and adapt operas from Italy for London performance.
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Returning to the cast of a Handel opera premiere after an absence of nine years was
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562:. Principal singers: Petros Magoulas (Minos), Irini Karaianni (Carilda), Marita Paparizou (Tauride), Mary-Ellen Nesi (Teseo), Theodora Baka (Alceste), Mata Katsuli (Arianna). Recording date: 2005. Label: MD&G Records – 7609 1375-2 (CD).
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Teseo descends into the labyrinth, marking his way by using a ball of string, and slays the Minotaur by stabbing it through the throat. He rescues Arianna and swears to her that he loves her.
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1397:Deidamia
1355:Berenice
1348:Giustino
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258:Synopsis
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182:castrato
160:Arianna
124:in 2018
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1557:Messiah
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