Orlando Paladino

In the Summer of 2009 the British director Nigel Lowery and the Iranian choreographer Amir Hosseinpour brought to the stage of the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden with colour and full of humour the fantastic and imaginative adventures of Racing Roland On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn the composers most renowned opera during his lifetimeOrlando Paladino was performed a heroiccomical stage piece based on Ariosts famous Versepos Singers such as Marlis Petersen Angelica Tom Randle Orlando Alexandrina Pendatchanska Alcina Pietro Spagnoli Rodomonte Sunhae Im Eurilla and Victor Torres Pasquale performed under the musical direction of periodmusic specialist René Jacobs The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra completed this highclass production giving the music a beautiful sound and lively swing