beyond Charon, the infernal ferryman, watches over the sleeping Orlando. Alcina commands him to wash away Orlando’s madness with water from the river of forgetfulness, and Orlando wakens confused. Scene 2 – A room in the castle While discussing their marriage, Eurilla and Pasquale are interrupted by Orlando, seeking his squire’s aid. Scene 3 – A forest Angelica is pursued by wild savages. Medoro rushes to her assistance but is wounded. Rodomonte and Orlando engage in a duel. Scene 4 – A courtyard Angelica is delirious, believing that Medoro is dead. Alcina assures her that this is not so, but that he is healed of his wounds. Rodomonte and Orlando enter together, now comrades. The waters of Lethe have blanked from Orlando’s mind both his love for Angelica and his hatred of Medoro. Angelica and Medoro can now love one another without fear, Pasquale and Eurilla are united, and Orlando may go in search of fresh deeds of valour. The opera is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns/trumpets, timpani, strings, continuo. Selected recordings Orlando paladino, Arleen Auger, Elly Ameling, George Shirley, Lausanne CO, conducted by Antal Doráti (Philips, 1977) Orlando paladino, Patricia Petibon, Christian Gerhaher, Michael Schade, Elisabeth von Magnus, Concentus Musicus Wien, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 2006) Thomas Quasthoff recorded Rodomonte's aria, "Mille lampi d'accese faville", and Caronte's aria, "Ombre insepolte" on his album, Haydn Italian Arias (2009) and Anne Sofie von Otter recorded "Ad un sguardo, a un cenno solo" on her Mozart-Haydn-Gluck album with Trevor Pinnock. "Orlando Paladino", Marlis Petersen, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Sunhae Im, Tom Randle, Pietro Spagnoli, Magnus Staveland, Victor Torres, Arttu Kataj. René Jacobs.(Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2009) Naxos 2057788. DVD and Blu-ray. References Further reading The Viking Opera Guide, ed. Amanda Holden (1993) External links Italian-language operas Operas by Joseph Haydn 1782 operas Operas Operas based on works by Ludovico Ariosto