Name: Ercole amante
Start: 2009-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2009-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Organization

Direction d'orchestre

Ivor Bolton

Mise en scène

David Alden

Décors

Paul Steinberg

Costumes

Constance Hoffman

Lumières

Lumières (+1)

Adam Silverman

Chorégraphie

Mise en scène (+1)

Michael Keegan-Dolan

Basse

Baryton

Vito Priante

Nettuno

Tevere

Chanteur

NettunoTevereOmbra di Eutiro

Soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Wilke te Brummelstroete

La Bellezza

Venere

Gaële Le Roi

Cinzia

Pasitea

Contralto

Ombra di Clerica

Ténor

Mark Tucker

Mercurio

Ombra di Laomedonte

Contre-ténor

Tim Mead

Paggio

Ombra di Bussiride

Baryton-basse

Luca Pisaroni

Ercole

Veronica Cangemi

Iole

Anna Bonitatibus

Giunone

Jeremy Ovenden

Illo

Anna-Maria Panzarella

Deianira

Marlin Miller

Licco

De Nationale Opera

Others

Concerto Köln

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Jonathan Lunn

Ercole amante -  (Hercule amoureux)

Amsterdam

Pays-Bas

In 1662, Francesco Cavalli—onetime protégé of Monteverdi—premiered Ercole Amante (Hercules in Love) in Paris to celebrate the marriage of Louis XIV to Maria Theresa of Spain. It was a truly Baroque celebration: the opera’s grandiose mythology was matched by an accompanying allegorical conceit equating Hercules with the Sun King and the goddess Hebe with his new bride. And the monarchs, nobles and aristocrats on hand were not merely an audience—they were incorporated into the work! Louis XIV himself starred in the ballet numbers written by Lully for this sumptuous opera, unprecedented in the scope of its duration, music, machinery, scenery and costumes.

Maestro Ivor Bolton, with the world-class Nederlandse Opera Choir and Concerto Köln, highlights the work’s most striking and novel elements: powerful choral numbers, sublimely atmospheric orchestral moments, and, of course, electrifying dance sequences. David Alden brings this iconic title to the stage with arresting ostentation, navigating parody and symbolism to the glorious music of Lully and Cavalli, while the expert cast brings the immortal myth of Hercules to life.

Ercole amante Cavalli

Opéra

Hercule amoureux

Valide

Hercule amoureux by Cavalli, Du (2009/2009), Dirigé par David Alden, Chef d'orchestre Ivor Bolton, Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas

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