Name: Semele
Start: 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

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Royal Opera House

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Direction de choeur

William Spaulding

Direction d'orchestre

Christian Curnyn

Chanteur

Soprano

Pretty Yende

Semele

Ténor

Ben Bliss

Jupiter

Basse

Brindley Sherratt

Cadmus

Somnus

Contralto

Carlo Vistoli

Athamas

Alice Coote

Juno

Mezzo-soprano

Niamh O'Sullivan

Marta Hovhannisyan

Iris

Mise en scène

Oliver Mears

Décors

Annemarie Woods

Costumes

Lumières

Fabiana Piccioli

Chorégraphie

Sarah Fahie

anglais

Semele -  (Sémélé)

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Main Stage

Semele Händel

Public

Private

Sémélé

Joshua Dos

Valide

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Baroque Oboist

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Cellist

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Violist

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Baryton

Baryton-basse

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Alto

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Voix d'enfant

Jupiter lives to seduce and destroy. Semele is his latest conquest. 

Uncanny, strange and darkly satirical, this new production from Oliver Mears considers powerlessness, privilege and degradation. First performed in 1744, Semele marks the latest instalment in The Royal Opera's series of Handel's Covent Garden works. Pretty Yende headlines, with Ben Bliss, who makes his debut with The Royal Opera, as her seductive but sinister lover. Brindley Sherratt, Carlo Vistoli and Alice Coote also star, conducted by Baroque specialist Christian Curnyn.

VISIONS OF PARADISE 
The most famous aria in Handel's musical drama is ‘Where'er you walk’, sung by Jupiter to reassure Semele. It is equally popular across the classical music community. ‘Where'er you walk / Cool gales shall fan the glade / Trees where you sit / Shall crowd into a shade,’ sings Jupiter, likening his palace gardens to paradise. Set to lyrics by Alexander Pope from the poet’s Pastorals, the aria is recognisable for its calm and serene manner, making it a popular wedding – and funeral – song.

English

Sémélé by Händel, Du (2025/2025), Dirigé par Oliver Mears,, Chef d'orchestre Christian Curnyn, Royal Opera House, Londres, Royaume-Uni

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