Name: Alessandro
Start: 2013-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2013-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Theater an der Wien

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Countertenor

Max Emanuel Cencic

Alessandro

Soprano

Julia Lezhneva

Rossane

Laura Aikin

Lisaura

Contralto

Xavier Sabata

Tassile

Bass-baritone

Pavel Kudinov

Clito

Vasily Khoroshev

Cleone

Tenor

Juan Sancho

Leonato

Conductor

George Petrou

MusikTheater an der Wien

Italian

Alessandro -  (Alexander)

Vienna

Austria

Theater an der Wien

Alexander

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Alexander the Great was a popular opera figure in the 17th and 18th centuries, his success as king and general served as a comparison with living rulers, and his love life provided inspiration for amorous episodes. Handel's Alessandro tells how love and politics collide. First, Alexander, the king of Macedonia, is presented as a daring soldier and power-conscious ruler. However, he cannot choose between two women. He loves Roxane and, for reasons of power, pretends to love Lisaura, a Scythian princess. Vocally offered Alessandroa star cast: the castrato Senesino sang the title role, the two most famous singers of the time fought for Alexander's favor as Roxane and Lisaura: Francesca Cuzzoni was already firmly engaged in Handel's first opera academy, she sang Lisaura, and Faustina Bordoni gave her as Roxane Debut in London. The great success of Alessandro could not hide the fact that the high fees of the singing troika could not be financed in the long term and Handel's first opera academy was closed two years later, in 1728.

English

Alexander by Händel, Wed 25 Sep 2013, From (2013/2013), Conductor George Petrou, Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria

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