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Ariodant
Ariodant is an "opéra comique" ("drame mêlé de musique") in three acts by the French composer Étienne Méhul first performed at the Théâtre Favart in Paris on 11 October 1799. The libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman is based on the same episode in Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso" that also inspired Handel's opera "Ariodante". The work had a profound influence on the development of Romantic opera, particularly in Germany.
Performance history.
The premiere took place on 11 October 1799
in love with the knight Ariodant. Ina's rejected suitor, the villainous Othon, plots against her with Ina's maid Dalinde. Othon and Ariodant are about to fight when the feast is announced in the king's hall.
Synopsis Act 2.
A bard plays a song on his harp. Ariodant has arranged a midnight duel with Othon and Ina gives him a ribbon of her own hair. Lurcain, Ina's brother, and four other knights enter and hide. They are there to make sure Othon does not play