Opera

Georg Friedrich Händel

Alcina

15 Dec, 24

Concert version

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Musical conductor
Francesco Corti
Chorus and Orchestra 
Il Pomo d'Oro

The story of the sorceress Alcina, who seduces men on her magical island, is brought to life in the concert version of this opera, one of Händel’s best-known works, presented this season together with the specialised Baroque musical group Il Pomo d'Oro under the baton of Francesco Corti. 


Opera in three acts

Music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Anonymous libretto based on Cantos VI and VII of Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso and adapted from the libretto of Riccardo Broschi's L'isola di Alcina.

Premiered at London's Covent Garden on 16 April 1735

Premiered in the Teatro Real on 27 October 2015

Concert version


Artistic team

Musical conductor: Francesco Corti


Cast

Alcina: Elsa Dreisig

Morgana: Sandrine Piau

Ruggiero: Juliette Mey

Bradamante: Jasmin White

Melisso: Alex Rosen

Oronte: Stefan Sbonnik

Oberto: Bruno de Sá

 

Il Pomo d’Oro

   

Synopsis and more information

The story of the sorceress Alcina, who seduces men on her magical island, transforming them into objects. When Ruggiero, her lover, falls in love with Bradamante, a conflict of love and disenchantment begins. 

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15 December 2024

18:00

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Elsa Dreisig, Sandrine Piau, Juliette Mey, Jasmin White, Alex Rosen, Stefan Sbonnik, Bruno de Sá
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