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antonio vivaldis opera takes place on the sorceress alcinas enchanted island . although old and ugly alcina has the magical power to make herself appear beautiful and to bewitch courtiers who set foot in her realm . she has tried to make her power eternal by gaining possession of the invincible guard arontes under the statue of the wizard in the temple of infernal hecate . brought to the island by fate the other main characters of the opera namely the beautiful angelica her young saracen lover medoro and the jealous orlando a christian knight and charlemagnes nephew who is in love with angelica are entwined in an intriguing love story of furious passion and despair . this san francisco opera production of orlando furioso directed by pier luigi pizzi and conducted by randall behr boasts a stellar cast headed by the american mezzo soprano marilyn horne .
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