Organization

Conductor

Andrew Synnott

Stage director

Michael Moxham

Costume designer

Sarah Bacon

Set designer

Lighting designer

Kevin Treacy

Singer

Soprano

Imelda Drumm

Xerxes

Mark Chambers

Arsamene

Natasha Jouhl

Romilda

Rebekah Coffey

Atalanta

Contralto

Allison Cook

Amastre

Bass

Giles Davies

Ariodate

Brendan Collins

Elviro

Opera Theatre Company

English

Belfast

United Kingdom

Stranmillis Drama Theatre

Sligo

Ireland

Hawk's Well Theatre

Omagh

Strule Arts Centre

Skibbereen

Town Hall

Kilkenny

Watergate Theatre

Cork

Everyman

Limerick

LIT Millennium Theatre

Tralee

Siamsa Tíre

Galway

Town Hall Theatre

Dublin

O'Reilly Theatre

Xerxes Händel

Public

Approved

Best known for its exquisite opening aria sung to a tree, this witty comedy bristles with thwarted passions. A tangled web of lovers get caught in the romantic crossfire as they plot, connive and scheme in Handel’s glorious opera Xerxes. King Xerxes and his brother Arsamene are in love with Romilda. But she and her manipulative little sister Atalanta both love Arsamene. Meanwhile, Xerxes' jilted fiancée Amastre stalks the scene, disguised as a man, looking for revenge. 

Opera Theatre Company celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death with his most popular opera Xerxes sung in English.

Xerxes by Händel, From (2009/2009), Directed by Michael Moxham,, Conductor Andrew Synnott, O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

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