Semele

Synopsis

Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele (a role usually taken by a soprano) in Handel s late opera, which features such well-known arias as Endless pleasure, endless love, Myself I shall adore, and Oh sleep, why dost though leave me? Robert Carsen s stylish modern dress production hints at parallels with the problematic relationship between the late Princess Diana and the British Royal Family. Recorded live at the Zurich Opera House in January, 2007.

Main Cast

Cecilia Bartoli

Semele

Age : 58 | Popularity : 3%

Charles Workman

Jupiter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Birgit Remmert

Juno

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Liliana Nikiteanu

Ino

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anton Charinger

Cadmus

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thomas Michael Allen

Athamas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Isabel Rey

Iris

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

William Christie

Conductor

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	William Congreve
Directing	Director	Robert Carsen
Crew	Compositor	Georg Friedrich Händel
Department	Role	Name

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