Name: Semele
Start: 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Philharmonie de Paris

Organization

Basso

Robert Davies

Alto sacerdote

Direzione d'orchestra

John Eliot Gardiner

Regia

Thomas Guthrie

Luci

Rick Fisher

Costumi

Patricia Hofstede

Soprano

Louise Alder

Semele

Tenore

Hugo Hymas

Giove

Mezzosoprano

Lucile Richardot

Giunone

Contralto

Carlo Vistoli

Atamante

Gianluca Buratto

Cadmo

Cantante

Sleep

Emily Owen

Iris

Peter Davoren

Apollo

Angharad Rowlands

Endless Pleasure

Orchestra

English Baroque Soloists

Others

Monteverdi Choir

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

inglese

Roma

Italia

Milano

Teatro alla Scala

Londra

Regno Unito

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Barcellona

Spagna

Palau de la Música Catalana

Parigi

Francia

Philharmonie de Paris

Handel’s masterpiece Semele, first performed in London in 1744, is not technically an opera per se, but rather an oratorio perfectly suited to the stage, thanks to William Congreve’s brilliantly dramatic libretto that finds its roots in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 

The work is composed of numerous richly melodic, astonishingly expressive arias and choruses, including “Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?”, “Where’er you walk”, or the exquisite “Endless pleasure, endless love”! 

In this incredible production, recorded at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace and directed by Thomas Guthrie and his team, the world-renowned maestro John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists and a fantastic cast of singers specializing in the repertoire, with the remarkable soprano Louise Alder in the title role.

Libretto di produzione

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