Opera
Alcina
Concert version
Georg Friedrich Händel
15 Dec, 24
Musical conductor: Francesco Corti | 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: Emily d’Angelo
Bradamante: Nadezhda Karyazina
Melisso: Alex Rosen
Oronte: Stefan Sbonnik
Oberto: Bruno de Sá
Il Pomo d’Oro
Synopsis of Alcina
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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Elsa Dreisig, Sandrine Piau, Emily D'Angelo, Nadezhda Karyazina, Alex Rosen, Stefan Sbonnik, Bruno de Sá
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