2K views · 171 reactions | Join us for Handel’s operatic blockbuster, “Rinaldo,” February 22-March 2. Starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, “Rinaldo” is viewed through the lens of a child’s fantasy in a contemporary pediatric ward. The young patients venture on a heroic journey, where knights, sorcerers, monsters, and magic are used as a salve for unimaginable challenges. Tickets start at only $30 at detroitopera.org. | Detroit Opera - Detroit Opera House | Facebook

“This is a story of hope; where imagination and fantasy give these brave warriors the strength to keep fighting.” Handel’s operatic blockbuster Rinaldo comes to Detroit Opera February 22 through March 2. Tickets start at $30 at detroitopera.org. | Detroit Opera - Detroit Opera House

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16K views · 442 reactions | Aria "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" from Handel's opera "Rinaldo", performed by Lilian "soprano - Lilia Mishonova" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbItW5HgIO8 | The World Music | Facebook

Performing “Lascia ch’io pianga” (Let Me Weep) at the annual Hanukkah concert in Amsterdam at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ with the Jewish Amsterdam Chamber Ensemble. Jewish Music Concerts Foundation In the opera Rinaldo by Handel, this aria is sung by the Christian princess Almirena. Kidnapped by an evil sorceress, she is held hostage. In captivity, she sings this aria, longing for her freedom. We are praying for the return of the Israeli hostages, the safety of both Palestinian and Israeli civil