Organization

Conductor

Harry Bicket

Singer

Soprano

Karina Gauvin

Alcina

Lucy Crowe

Morgana

Contralto

Elizabeth DeShong

Bradamante

Countertenor

Paula Murrihy

Ruggiero

Tenor

Alek Shrader

Oronte

Bass

Wojtek Gierlach

Melissio

The English Concert

Orchestra

Berkeley

United States

Zellerbach Hall

Los Angeles

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Alcina Händel

Public

Approved

LA Opera

An allegorical fantasy packed with love triangles, romance, and mistaken and misrepresented identities, Alcina takes place on an enchanted island where discarded lovers are transformed into wild beasts and trees.

Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin, one of the world’s leading Baroque interpreters, sings the title role, portraying Handel’s beguiling and tragic sorceress; she is joined by American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong (playing the trouser role of Bradamante) and British soprano Lucy Crowe (in the high-flying virtuoso role of Morgana).

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble