Name: Phaedra
Start: 2019-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

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Mezzo-soprano

Hongni Wu

Phaedra

Soprano

Jacquelyn Stucker

Aphrodite

Tenor

Filipe Manu

Hippolyt

Countertenor

Patrick Terry

Artemis

Bass-baritone

Michael Mofidian

Minotaurus

Conductor

Edmund Whitehead

Stage director

Noa Naamat

Set designer

Takis

Video

Ian Galloway

Lighting designer

Lee Curran

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Hongni Wu sing title role of Phaedra

Phaedra’s desire for her step-son Hippolytus (Hippolyt) fills her with self-loathing and so she attempts suicide. Aphrodite stops her, though she is jealous of Hippolyt’s love for Artemis.

Phaedra confesses her feelings to Hippolyt but he pushes her away. She swears vengeance, and writes to Theseus, falsely accusing Hippolyt of rape. Theseus asks for Poseidon’s help to kill Hippolyt and Poseidon does so through a chariot accident. Phaedra hangs herself.

Artemis brings Hippolyt back to life, locks him in a cage and gives him a new name, Virbius. Phaedra's spirit mocks him. Aphrodite attempts to take him to the underworld, but Artemis catches him and throws him into a cave. Phaedra's spirit attempts to lure him to the underworld, but instead he rushes from the cave, and is resurrected as King of the Woods.

Phaedra by Henze, Thu 16 May 2019, From (2019/2019), Directed by Noa Naamat,, Conductor Edmund Whitehead, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

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