Video G.F. Händel - "Scherza, infida" - Philippe Jaroussky - countertenor

8 January 1735 "Ariodante" was performed in Haymarket Theatre in London. Carestini sang the title role, and was rewarded with a succession of glorious arias. The "battle" between Carestini and Farinelli had started.

Philippe Jaroussky - countertenor
Le Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm - conductor
Virgin Classics "Carestini" The story of a castrato.
EMI Records
Photo's taken by Hendrik Kerstens