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Ariodante

• Voice Part : mezzo-soprano|tenor   Fach : male mezzo-soprano, lyric tenor
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : a prince, engaged to Ginevra, brother of Lurcanio
• Role Created By : Carestini
• Arias : Scherza infida, Tu preparati a morire, Dopo notte

Lurcanio

• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : lyric tenor
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : brother of Ariodante
• Role Created By : John Beard

Dalinda

• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : a lady of the court, Ginevra's friend
• Role Created By : Maria Negri
• Arias : Apri le lucì, Neghittosi or voi che fate?

Odoardo

• Voice Part : tenor
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : a courtier
• Role Created By : Micahel Stoppelaer

Polinesso

• Voice Part : contralto   Fach : contralto
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : the Duke of Albany
• Role Created By : Cecilia Young

Ginevra

• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : lyric mezzo
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : daughter of the King of Scotland, engaged to Ariodante
• Role Created By : Anna Strada
• Arias : Orrida a gl'occhi miei, Il mio crudel martoro

King of Scotland

• Voice Part : bass   Fach : lyric bass
• Opera : Ariodante   Language : Italian
• Composer : George Frideric Handel
• Description : father of Ginevra
• Role Created By : Gustavus Waltz
• Arias : Al sen ti stringo