Alcina
George Frideric Handel
[New production at the onr]
Opera seria in three acts
Anonymous libretto based on Alcina delusa da Ruggiero by Antonio Marchi
Inspired by Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto
Premiered at Covent Garden in London on 16 April 1735
Infos
Colmar
Théâtre municipal de Colmar
Mulhouse
La Sinne
Strasbourg
Opéra
Spectacle présenté sans entracte
Cast
Direction musicale Christopher Moulds Récitant Jean-François Martin Texte Louis Geisler
Artists
Alcina Ana Durlovski Morgana Elena Sancho Pereg Ruggiero Diana Haller Bradamante Marina Viotti Oronte Tristan Blanchet Melisso Arnaud Richard Oberto Clara Guillon Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse
Presentation
Arioste's Orlando Furioso, an epic poem and founding work of the Italian Renaissance, was not only a literary triumph, it also inspired painters, sculptors, musicians, and other artists in their endeavors. Handel adapted this brilliant material to win over the fussy London crowd. The composer chose a particularly colorful episode to adapt -- Ruggiero's stay on the island ruled by the enchantress Alcina, who turns unwelcome visitors into animals, trees, or rocks. This is the setting for an uninhibited musical journey, a series of arias each more beautiful than the last. Four exceptional voices -- Ana Durlovski, Elena Sancho Pereg, Diana Haller and Marina Viotti -- have been assembled to do justice to these vocal fireworks. They are supported by Serena Sinigaglia and Christopher Moulds, who draw us into a fantasy world which they know better than anyone.
In Italian
Overtitled in French, German
