Sergio Mims: Warner Classics: Jeanine De Bique in "Rodelinda" on DVD Oct. 25

Sergio A. Mims writes:

Erato Records has announced that they will be releasing on Oct. 25 on DVD and Blu-ray the acclaimed Opera de Lille production of Handel's opera Rodelinda starring soprano Jeanine De Bique.

Warner Classics

Jeanine De Bique

Jakub Jozef Orlinski

Tim Mead

Benjamin Hulett

Avery Amereau

Andrea Mastroni

Jean Bellorini, dirctor/producer

Le Concert d'Astree

Emmanuelle Haim conductor

With this DVD and Blu-ray of Rodelinda, one of Handel’s most emotionally complex operas, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm adds to her impressive catalogue of the composer’s works. The imaginative production, by Jean Bellorini, was seen at the Opéra de Lille in Autumn 2018, and the cast features soprano Jeanine De Bique in the title role, countertenor Tim Mead as her husband Bertarido and another countertenor, Erato’s rising star Jakub Józef Orliński as Unulfo. 

Reviewing the production, Le Monde noted Emmanuelle Haïm’s “intimate connection with this music, which she knows how to unleash in all its violence, passion and heart-wrenching expressivity.”