Name: Alcina
Start: 2022-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opéra Royal

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Karina Gauvin

Alcina

Mirella Hagen

Morgana

Andrea Široká

Oberto

Countertenor

Kangmin Justin Kim

Ruggiero

Contralto

Václava Krejčí Housková

Bradamante

Tenor

Krystian Adam

Oronte

Bass

Tomáš Král

Melissio

Stage director

Jiří Heřman

Conductor

Václav Luks

Lighting designer

Daniel Tesař

Costume designer

Alexandra Grusková

Set designer

Dragan Stojčevski

Choreographer

Jan Kodet

Pavla Vykopalová

Doubravka Součková

Eva Kývalová

Ray Chenez

Monika Jägerová

Ondřej Koplík

Roman Hoza

Video designer

Tomáš Hrůza

Dramaturge

Patricie Částková

ND Brno

Opéra Royal de Versailles

Théâtre de Caen

Orchestra

Collegium 1704

Others

Chœur Collegium 1704

Italian

Caen

France

Versailles

Opéra Royal

Brno

Czech Republic

Janáčkovo divadlo

Alcina Händel

Public

English

German

Czech

Approved

Ray Chenez as Ruggiero

Transform your dreams into reality.

The powerful sorceress Alcina has created a magnificent palace in beautiful countryside upon an island, where she lures lovers into her web of power. One of them is the Christian knight Ruggiero, who succumbs to her spells and forgets about his fiancée Bradamante. However, she does not want to give him up and sets out in disguise to save him. The most charming aspect of Händel´s work is the music, and Alcina contains some of the most beautiful pieces that have ever been written for the human voice. Only a few authors have ever managed to use such exceptional melodic invention in their works, to express such dramatic feeling and, above all, such a deep understanding of that which is hidden in the depths of the human soul. After his successful staging of Purcell´s Dido and Aeneas, Václav Luks will be returning to the Brno Opera, this time with the entire Collegium 1704 orchestra, which today is one of the best ensembles specialising in the historically informed interpretation of musical works. Spectators can look forward not only to great singing performances, but also to music performed with Baroque instruments.  Alongside Collegium 1704, French theatres in Caen and Versailles are also partners in the production. Händel wrote his 34th opera in the spring of 1735 for the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, which boasted expensive stage equipment that made it possible to achieve spectacular theatrical effects. The magical theme of the work, which is originally based on a part of Ariosto´s poem Orlando Furioso, was a good fit for Covent Garden’s capabilities. It will be the first time that Händel´s  Alcina is performed on the Brno stage.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer