Episode 104: 20104 Handel: Lotario, HWV 26

Lotario ("Lothair", HWV 26) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide. The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 2 December 1729.The story of the opera is a fictionalization of some events in the life of Holy Roman Empress Adelaide of Italy.Conducted by Kathryn CavanaughPerformed by the CMD Opera Company of VenicePlease visit this album in our store for the full opera synopsis at:Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)