CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 3h 8m

Alcina

Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie - De Munt

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Like Handel’s Orlando (1732) and Ariodante (1734), Alcina derives from the narrative material in Ariosto’s Orlando furioso. The story of the sorceress Alcina, an initially hedonistic, manipulative woman who later finds herself a victim of love, fits into the genre of the ‘magical opera’ with numerous magical elements, but Handel achieved considerable emotional authenticity in his characterisations. This makes Alcina one of the most deeply felt and multifaceted operas. ‘You may despise what you like ; but you cannot contradict Handel,’ said the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. As in Tamerlano, Pierre Audi based this production on the stage at the baroque theatre at Drottningholm, for which he originally developed the directing concept. His set is thus based on the principles of perspective, with wings in the form of painted panels. The result is marvellous modern musical theatre in a historizing frame.

Directed byPierre Audi

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 8m
Language
IT
Released
January 13, 2017
Studios
MezzoDe Munt / La MonnaieWahoo Production

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau

Alcina

Maite Beaumont

Ruggiero

Sabina Puértolas

Morgana

Angélique Noldus

Bradamante

Chloé Briot

Chloé Briot

Oberto

Daniel Behle

Daniel Behle

Oronte

Giovanni Furlanetto

Giovanni Furlanetto

Melisso

Creative team
Directed by
Pierre Audi
Pierre Audi
Written by
Georg Friedrich Händel
Georg Friedrich Händel

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