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Royal Ballet and Opera

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Хормейстер

Хормейстер (+2)

William Spaulding

Дирижер

Дирижер (+4)

Christian Curnyn

Сопрано (+2)

Pretty Yende

Семела

Тенор (+2)

Ben Bliss

Юпитер

Бас (+4)

Brindley Sherratt

Кадм

Сомн

Контратенор (+5)

Carlo Vistoli

Атамант

Меццо-сопрано (+4)

Alice Coote

Юнона

Меццо-сопрано (+2)

Niamh O'Sullivan

Ино

Marta Hovhannisyan

Ирис

Режиссер-постановщик

Oliver Mears

Художник-постановщик

Художник-постановщик (+1)

Annemarie Woods

Художник по костюмам

Художник по свету

Художник по свету (+2)

Fabiana Piccioli

Хореограф

Хореограф (+1)

Sarah Fahie

Royal Opera House

Chorus

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Jupiter lives to seduce and destroy. Semele is his latest conquest. 

Uncanny, strange and darkly satirical, this new production from Oliver Mears considers powerlessness, privilege and degradation. First performed in 1744, Semele marks the latest instalment in The Royal Opera's series of Handel's Covent Garden works. Pretty Yende headlines, with Ben Bliss, who makes his debut with The Royal Opera, as her seductive but sinister lover. Brindley Sherratt, Carlo Vistoli and Alice Coote also star, conducted by Baroque specialist Christian Curnyn.

VISIONS OF PARADISE 
The most famous aria in Handel's musical drama is ‘Where'er you walk’, sung by Jupiter to reassure Semele. It is equally popular across the classical music community. ‘Where'er you walk / Cool gales shall fan the glade / Trees where you sit / Shall crowd into a shade,’ sings Jupiter, likening his palace gardens to paradise. Set to lyrics by Alexander Pope from the poet’s Pastorals, the aria is recognisable for its calm and serene manner, making it a popular wedding – and funeral – song.

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