Name: L'olimpiade
Start: 2024-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: The Vache

Organization

Admin

The Vache Baroque Festival

Stage director

Laura Attridge

Conductor

Jonathan Darbourne

Set designer

Caitlin Abbott

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Andrew Ellis

Associate Director

Rachel Wise

Assistant Lighting Designer

Josie Ireland

Singer

Contralto

Aoife Miskelly

Licidas

Countertenor

Nazan Fikret

Aristea

Natasha Page

Megacle

Tenor

Bechara Moufarrej

Clistene

Shafali Jalota

Argene

Frances Gregory

Alcandro

Italian

L'olimpiade -  (The Olympiad)

Chalfont St Giles

United Kingdom

The Vache

L'olimpiade Pergolesi

Public

The Olympiad

Jnanakumar P

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Bass

Soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The libretto of L’Olimpiade or The Olympiad was set to music by over fifty composers, making it one of the most popular in opera history. Based on the story of the ‘Trial of the Suitors’ by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, it has all the materials necessary for a work of high drama – loyal friends, crossed lovers, secret backstories, deception, disguise, and possible ruin.

For Vache Baroque’s 2024 Summer opera production, a cast of seven will sing Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s enthralling arias in Italian and act out the narrative in a newly-created English script by director Laura Attridge.

In true VB Festival fashion the grounds will become an extension of the stage, with sports-themed activities and immersive elements from the ‘Trial’ filling the hours before the main show. When the gun sounds, the opera will take just over two hours including an interval – a fast-paced, energetic performance reflecting the dash-to-the-line of this Olympic story.

The Olympiad by Pergolesi, Sat 07 Sep 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Laura Attridge,, Conductor Jonathan Darbourne, The Vache, Chalfont St Giles, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues