Handel Semele opera to libretto by William Congreve. Directed 2019 by Thomas Guthrie at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London. This is a staged concert performance of the opera before a live audience. Stars Louise Alder (Semele), Hugo Hymas (Jupiter), Lucile Richardot (Juno/Ino), Carlos Vistoli (Athamas), Gianluca Buratto (Cadmus/Somnus), Emily Owne (Iris), Angela Hicks (Cupid), Peter Davoren (Apollo), Angharad Rowlands (Augur), and Christopeher Webb (High Priest). John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists. Directed for TV by Felix Breisach. Sung in English. Released 2021, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio. Grade: NA
Here’s a clip from the Monteverdi Choir:
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