Name: Semele
Start: 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Philharmonie de Paris

Organization

Singer

Bass

Robert Davies

High Priest

Conductor

John Eliot Gardiner

Stage director

Thomas Guthrie

Lighting designer

Rick Fisher

Costume designer

Patricia Hofstede

Soprano

Louise Alder

Semele

Tenor

Hugo Hymas

Jupiter

Mezzo-soprano

Lucile Richardot

Juno

Contralto

Carlo Vistoli

Athamas

Gianluca Buratto

Cadmus

Sleep

Emily Owen

Iris

Peter Davoren

Apollo

Angharad Rowlands

Endless Pleasure

Orchestra

English Baroque Soloists

Others

Monteverdi Choir

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

English

Rome

Italy

Milan

Teatro alla Scala

London

United Kingdom

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Barcelona

Spain

Palau de la Música Catalana

Paris

France

Philharmonie de Paris

Handel’s masterpiece Semele, first performed in London in 1744, is not technically an opera per se, but rather an oratorio perfectly suited to the stage, thanks to William Congreve’s brilliantly dramatic libretto that finds its roots in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 

The work is composed of numerous richly melodic, astonishingly expressive arias and choruses, including “Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?”, “Where’er you walk”, or the exquisite “Endless pleasure, endless love”! 

In this incredible production, recorded at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace and directed by Thomas Guthrie and his team, the world-renowned maestro John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists and a fantastic cast of singers specializing in the repertoire, with the remarkable soprano Louise Alder in the title role.

Semele Händel

Public

Private

Spanish

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 Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Semele by Händel, Mon 08 Apr 2019, From (2019/2019), Directed by Thomas Guthrie,, Conductor John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonie de Paris, Paris, France

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues