Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Cecilia Bartoli
Semele
Lead
Charles Workman
Jupiter
BR
Birgit Remmert
Juno
LN
Liliana Nikiteanu
Ino
AC
Anton Charinger
Cadmus
Isabel Rey
Iris
WC
William Christie
Conductor
Thomas Allen
Athamas
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Carsen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Semele is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
