Handel - Lascia ch’io pianga, from Rinaldo (Deborah York)

Watch the full opera: English classical soprano Deborah York in the role of Almirena. Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: Follow us on Facebook: David Alden’s production for the Bavarian State Opera, designed by Paul Steinberg and Buki Schiff, took up the gauntlet thrown down by Handel with the razzle-dazzle of his London première and succeeded magnificently in inventing a similarly explosive Rinaldo. A superb cast features countertenors David Daniels and David Walker, and soprano Noëmi Nadelmann. Harry Bicket leads from the harpsichord and conjures his own miracles from the pit. © Licensed by Digital Classics Distribution #wocomoBAROQUE