Name: Admeto
Start: 2006-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2006-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Großer Saal

Admin

Organization

Singer

Countertenor

Matthias Rexroth

Admeto

Soprano

Romelia Lichtenstein

Alceste

Bass

Raimund Nolte

Ercole

Contralto

Melanie Hirsch

Orindo

Tim Mead

Trasimede

Mechthild Bach

Antigona

Gerd Vogel

Meraspe

Conductor

Howard Arman

Stage director

Axel Köhler

Set designer

Roland Aeschlimann

Costume designer

Marie-Thérèse Jossen

Oper Halle

Orchestra

Händelfestspielorchesters Halle

Admeto -  (Admetus)

Halle (Saale)

Germany

Großer Saal

Halle

Axel Köhler stages an outstanding production of Admeto, one of Handel's masterworks.

Georg Friedrich Handel's Admeto is considered one of the most successful operas produced in the first half of the 18th century. Along with Radamisto, Giulio Cesare, Tamerlano, Rodelinda and Alessandro, which were also written in this period, Admeto belongs to Handel's so-called "London operas" – which were all composed for the Royal Academy of Music.

Though born in Halle, Germany, Handel spent most of his adult life in London and became a British subject in 1727. Axel Köhler, the celebrated counter-tenor who is active in Munich, Halle and Berlin – now also well-known for his work as a director – has brought Admeto into the modern era in timeless style by the skilful application of imaginative theatrical digressions. Köhler's production at the Halle Opernhaus revisits a work that encompasses comedy, tragedy and almost absurd grotesqueness and gives it a convincing metaphor in the form of a modern hospital.

Admeto Händel

Public

Admetus

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Watch full performance here: Admetus, King of Thessaly (2006)

Admetus, King of Thessaly - Preview clip

Admetus by Händel, Sun 25 Jun 2006, From (2006/2006), Directed by Axel Köhler,, Conductor Howard Arman, Großer Saal, Halle (Saale), Germany

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