With this DVD and Blu-ray of Rodelinda, one of Handel’s most emotionally complex operas, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm adds to her impressive Erato 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.”

Cast:
- Rodelinda: Jeanine de Bique
- Bertarido: Tim Mead
- Grimoaldo: Benjamin Hulett
- Eduige: Avery Amereau
- Unulfo: Jakub Józef Orliński
- Garibaldo: Andrea Mastroni
- Flavio (the child): Aminata Diouaré

Production, Stage Director, Scenography, Lighting Designer: Jean Bellorini
Realization and editing: Olivier Simonnet
Production Assistant: Mathieu Coblentz
Costume Designer: Macha Makeïeff
Lighting Assisant: Luc Muscillo

Running time: 168 Minutes
Colour / NTSC systems
Disc Format:  2 DVD 9
Sound: Stereo PCM 2.0 & DTS 5.1
Menu language: English
Sung in Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, French and German