Alcina
George Frideric Handel
A magnificent trio of female vocalists take on this extraordinary portrait of a woman in love, which is one of the finest roles in Handel’s catalogue.
Dates
Elsa Dreisig | Alcina
Sandrine Piau | Morgana
Juliette Mey | Ruggiero
Jasmin White | Bradamante
Stefan Sbonnik | Oronte
Bruno de Sá | Oberto
Alex Rosen | Melisso
Francesco Corti | direction
il Pomo d’Oro
About
The extraordinary portrait of a woman in love rendered impotent by her passion is one of the finest and most moving roles in Handel’s repertoire. The composer employs the subtle art of twists and turns of plot which provide the pretext for endlessly refreshed melodic inventiveness and an incredibly richly constructed drama. Elsa Driesig’s Alcina is supported by Sandrine Piau as Morgana and Emily D’Angelo as Ruggiero, and by the finely honed conducting of Francesco Corti and the inspired musicians of Il Pomo d’Oro.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
