Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Markellos Chryssicos

Stage director

Countertenor (+7)

Max Emanuel Cencic

Set designer

Margit Ann Berger

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Giorgina Germanou

Lighting designer

Stella Kaltsou

Video

Stage director (+2)

Sarah Scherer

Countertenor (+3)

Yuriy Mynenko

Ulisse

Soprano (+2)

Julia Lezhneva

Galatea

Bass-baritone (+5)

Sreten Manojlovic

Polifemo

Contralto (+4)

Sonja Runje

Calipso

Rinnat Moriah

Nerea

Armonia Atenea

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Hessisches Staatstheater

The legends surrounding the cyclops Polyphemus, his unhappy love for Galatheia and his battle with Odysseus, are a popular theme in the world of opera. "Polifemo" was the last work composed by Nicola Antonio Porpora for the Opera of Nobility in London, an enterprise which stood in direct competition to George Frideric Handel's opera house. In the competitive battle to secure the largest audience, Porpora relied greatly on Farinelli's vocal abilities. This is especially true for "Polifemo". The extremely virtuosic music places the highest demands on all participants.

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