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

Organization

Cantante

Basso

William Shimell

Hercules

Mezzosoprano

Joyce DiDonato

Dejanira

Tenore

Toby Spence

Hyllus

Soprano

Ingela Bohlin

Iole

Contralto

Malena Ernman

Lichas

Simon Kirkbride

The Priest of Zeus

Direzione d'orchestra

William Christie

Regia

Luc Bondy

Costumi

Rudy Sabounghi

Scenografia

Richard Peduzzi

Luci

Dominique Bruguière

Les Talens Lyriques

Opéra National de Paris

Others

Choeur des Arts Florissants

Les Arts Florissants

inglese

Hercules -  (Ercole)

Parigi

Francia

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

Ercole

Approvato

Accordionist

Strumento

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Continuo

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianista

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Suonatore di flauto

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinista

Violino Piccolo Player

Violista

Altro

Ballando

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Composizione

Coreografia

Coro

Direzione del coro

Docente di canto

Drammaturgia

Emittente radiotelevisiva

Extra

Illustrator

Insegnante

Libretto

Maestro ripassatore

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Parrucco

Photographer

Poet

Produzione esecutiva

Recitazione

Stage Manager

Suono

Traduzione

Trucco

Video

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Controtenore

Basso-baritono

Baritono

Alto

Mimi

Narrazione

Voce bianca

Watch full performance here: Hercules (2004)

Hercules - Preview clip

Ercole by Händel, mer 08 dic 2004, Da (2004/2004), Diretto da Luc Bondy,, Direttore d'orchestra William Christie, Palais Garnier, Parigi, Francia

Crediti di rappresentazione (Cast e team di produzione )

Cast

Team creativo

Ensemble

Co-produttore

Programma, informazioni e sinossi

Video

Foto

Ulteriori letture

Date e sedi delle rappresentazioni

Sedi