Organization

Singer

Soprano

Key’mon W. Murrah

Xerxes

Lauren Snouffer

Romilda

Sun-Ly Pierce

Arsamene

Contralto

Vanessa Cariddi

Amastre

Elizabeth Sutphen

Atalanta

Bass

Nicholas Newton

Ariodate

Conductor

Jane Glover

Stage director

Tazewell Thompson

Revival Director

James Blaszko

Set designer

John Conklin

Costume designer

Sara Jean Tosetti

Lighting designer

Robert Wierzel

Orchestra

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Detroit Opera Chorus

Detroit Opera

Italian

Detroit

United States

Detroit Opera House

Xerxes Händel

Public

English

Approved

Largo di Handel : Ombra mai fu : Aria da Xerxes HWV 40

Countertenor: Key'mon W. Murrah
Pianist: Donald Allen Lee III
Location: First United Methodist Church, Lexington, KY

A fast-paced mix of comedy and drama, this was Handel at his most innovative – and Tazewell Thompson’s striking and sumptuous production brings out all of its many wonders. The jaw-dropping musicality of countertenor Key’mon Murrah and soprano Lauren Snouffer will make this an unforgettable feast for the senses, with the renowned Handel specialist Jane Glover conducting.

Xerxes by Händel, From (2023/2023), Directed by Tazewell Thompson, James Blaszko,, Conductor Jane Glover, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, United States

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