Nuria Rial, Michi Gaigg - Handel: Armida abbandonata (2004)

Georg Friedrich Händel wrote musical history with his operas. In his chosen domicile, London, he had to fight off italian competition, but having already studied their style in Rome he was well-equipped to mount the most important of the world's stages.
Of course Händel was usually able to go all out and engage the best singers from far and wide for his productions. Incidentally, he often arranged the music to suit the particular virtuosi who happened to be available, thereby transmitting his characteristic theatrical passion directly into the hearts of th epuplic.