By George Frideric Handel

21 June 2008
Wigmore Hall

INDEPENDENT OPERA presented a concert of arias and ensembles from Handel’s Orlando at Wigmore Hall.

Following the success of Independent Opera’s 2006 staged production of Orlando, Gary Cooper once again conducted a period instrument orchestra, with William Towers in the title role, Rebecca Ryan as Angelica, Christopher Ainslie as Medoro and Nicholas Warden as Zoroastro. Martene Grimson joined the cast in the role of Dorinda.

Harpsichord and Conductor Gary Cooper