Cast

Music by George Frideric Handel
Libretto from Antonio Salvi's 1708 Ginevra principessa di Scozia
First performed at Covent Garden, London
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

CHARACTER	ORIGINAL CAST	SAN DIEGO CAST
Princess Ginevra, soprano	Signora Strada	Rosemary Joshua (Wales)
Dalinda, soprano	Miss Young	Christine Brandes (USA)*
Polinesso, contralto	Signora Maria Negri	David Walker, countertenor (USA)*
Ariodante, mezzo-soprano	Signor Carestini, castrato	Vivica Genaux (USA)
The King of Scotland, bass	Mr. Waltz	Julien Robbins (USA)
Odoardo, tenor	Mr. Stopelaer	Andrew Truett (USA)+
Lurcanio, tenor	Mr. Beard	Bruce Fowler (USA)
Conductor		Kenneth Montgomery (Ireland)
Director		John Copley (England)
* San Diego Opera début + San Diego Opera Ensemble alumnus

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Ariodante = ah-ree-oh-DAHN-teh	Odoardo = oh-doh-AHR-doh
Ginevra = djee-EHV-rr	Handel = HEHN-dehl
Polinesso = poh-lee-NEHS-so	Genaux = djeh-NOH