Name: Alcina
Start: 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Real

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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Karina Gauvin

Alcina

Sofia Soloviy

Anna Christy

Morgana

María José Moreno

Countertenor

Christine Rice

Ruggiero

Josè Maria Lo Monaco

Contralto

Sonia Prina

Bradamante

Angélique Noldus

Bass

Luca Tittoto

Melissio

Johannes Weisser

Tenor

Allan Clayton

Oronte

Anthony Gregory

Erika Escribá

Oberto

Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli

Conductor

Christopher Moulds

Stage director

David Alden

Set designer

Gideon Davey

Lighting designer

Simon Mills

Choreographer

Beate Vollack

Teatro Real de Madrid

Madrid

Spain

Händel's musical genius and the fantastical story from Orlando furioso, the epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto that inspired the opera, made Alcina one of the most popular operas by the Saxon composer (alongside Ariodante and Orlando, which were also inspired by the same great literary work) performed in Covent Garden in 1735.

The story, which has echoes of Homer, features the sorceress Alcina, who draws the protagonists to her island to seduce them and turn them into part of the landscape; it shows Ruggiero and Bradamante's struggle to get rid of the evil witch, and continues to captivate audiences today with subtle metaphors on the illusions created by love and passion. In this adaptation by David Alden, who was making his début at the Teatro Real, Alcina's magical kingdom is the theatre itself, constructed with references to Hollywood, magazines and musical comedy. The seemingly happy ending when Ruggiero gets married to Bradamante in an entirely conventional way in a suburbs manages to inspire nostalgia for the theatrical world where the sorceress reigned.

Teatro Real

Alcina Madrid 2015 Christy Prina Rice Clayton

Alcina Händel

Public

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

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

David Alden (stage manager) and Christopher Molds (music director) discuss the apparent complexities and difficulties of staging a Handel opera. The rigid system of the 'aria da capo', with its tripartite structure, does not hinder but rather allows a parade of emotions and contrasts at the service of the singer's interpretation. At the Royal Theater from October 27 to November 10

Alcina: under the spell of Händel | Royal Theater 15/16

Alcina by Händel, Dom 01 Samh 2015, Ó (2015/2015), Faoi stiúir David Alden,, Seoltóir Christopher Moulds, Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Criú

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Físeáin

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid