Ariodante:
English Touring Opera

A young woman, accused of immorality, is cast out by father, fiancé, and friends. When her innocence is established, and her accuser is killed, it is hard to forget how quickly these righteous people condemned her. Ariodante starts and ends with celebration – but in between, characters confront their worst fears, and the darkest side of their natures. Some are broken by suffering, others redeemed – but all are transformed in the course of a day. ETO’s celebrated production of this powerful drama keeps the action on the Scottish coast, but translates it to Brontë-like clerical circles.