Name: Hercules
Start: 2004-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2004-12-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Palais Garnier

Organization

Sångare

Bass

William Shimell

Hercules

Mezzo-soprano

Joyce DiDonato

Dejanira

Tenor

Toby Spence

Hyllus

Soprano

Ingela Bohlin

Iole

Contralto

Malena Ernman

Lichas

Simon Kirkbride

The Priest of Zeus

Dirigent

William Christie

Regissör

Luc Bondy

Kostym designer

Rudy Sabounghi

Scenograf

Richard Peduzzi

Ljus designer

Dominique Bruguière

Les Talens Lyriques

Opéra National de Paris

Others

Choeur des Arts Florissants

Les Arts Florissants

engelska

Hercules -  (Herkules)

Paris

Frankrike

Palais Garnier

Hercules by G. F. Handel, from Opéra de Paris - Garnier, performed at Palais Garnier, 2004. Directed by Luc Bondy, conductor William Christie, starring Malena Ernman, Joyce DiDonato, Toby Spence, Ingela Bohlin, William Shimell, Simon Kirkbride. Performed in English.

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, masters of Baroque music, join forces with director Luc Bondy in Paris to stage this brilliant, lesser-known masterwork by Handel. Superstar mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato shines as Hercules’ wife Dejanira, performing her demanding part with “affecting intensity and tireless stamina” (The New York Times).

Inspired by the ninth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Hercules is a highlight of Handel’s later output. A “musical drama” rather than a traditional opera, it was not originally written for the stage, but the music is as spectacular as any Handel ever wrote. This top-notch production, brimming with brio and subtlety under Bondy and Christie, proves that it can stack up against any giant of the opera genre.

Dejanira fears that her husband Hercules will never return from a lengthy absence. When he does finally return from his conquests, it is in the company of Iole, a strikingly beautiful slave. Stricken mad by jealousy, Dejanira gifts Hercules with a ceremonial garment she believes will restore his love—but it is, unbeknownst to her, soaked in poison and becomes the agent of Hercules’ demise. Tormented by guilt, Dejanira descends into madness, while Hercules, set aloft on eagles’ wings, takes his place among the gods in Olympus.

Hercules
'Musical Drama' in three acts by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759)
Libretto by Thomas Broughton, after 'Les Trachiniennes' by Sophocles and 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid
Premiere in London, King's Theatre, 5 January 1745

Hercules Händel

Herkules

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Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Continuo

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Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

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Hornist

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Pianist

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Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Dansare

Dramaturg

Exekutiv producent

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Illustrator

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Körledare

Librettist

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Stage Manager

Teacher

Tolk

Video designer

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Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Baritone

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Silent

Spoken

Watch full performance here: Hercules (2004)

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Herkules by Händel, lör 04 dec 2004, Från (2004/2004), Regisserad av Luc Bondy,, Dirigent William Christie, Palais Garnier, Paris, Frankrike

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