OCTOBER 2019
LONDON: HANDEL AGRIPPINA
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, Friday 04 October 2019 6.30pm
Libretto Vincenzo Grimani
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
- Agrippina Joyce DiDonato
- Nerone Franco Fagioli
- Poppea Lucy Crowe
- Ottone Iestyn Davies
- Claudio Gianluca Buratto
- Pallante Andrea Mastroni
- Narciso Eric Jurenas
- Lesbo José Coca Loza
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev
Director Barrie Kosky
Set designer Rebecca Ringst
Costume designer Klaus Bruns
Lighting designer Joachim Klein
Dramaturg Nikolaus Stenitzer
Co-production with Bavarian State Opera, Munich, and Dutch National Opera
OVIEDO: HANDEL RINALDO
Opera d'Oviedo 06 Octobre 2019 19h Première
- Goffredo: Paola Gardina
- Almirena/Sirena: Lenneke Ruiten
- Rinaldo: Vivica Genaux
- Eustazio: Rupert Enticknap
- Argante: Matthew Brook
- Armida/Sirena: Carmen Romeu
- Mago cristiano: César San Martín
- Sirena: María Martín
Orquesta Oviedo Filarmonía
Dirección musical: Aarón Zapico
Dirección de escena y vídeo: Kobie Van Rensburg
Diseño de escenografia: Steven Koop
Diseño de vestuario: Kristopher Kempf
LUXEMBOURG: HANDEL MESSIAH
Philharmonie, Monday 07 October 2019 8pm
- Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano
- Katherine Watson, soprano
- Tim Mead, contreténor
- James Way, ténor
- Padraic Rowan, basse
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie direction
TOURS: Karina Gauvin, soprano
Concerts d’Automne Festival, Friday 11 October 8pm
- Karina Gauvin, soprano
Le Concert de la Loge
Julien Chauvin, violon & direction
Justin Taylor, piano-forte
Concerts d’Automne Festival, Saturday 12 October 8pm
- Anna Bonitatibus, Piacere
- Ana Maria Labin, Bellezza
- Carlo Vistoli, Disinganno
- Victor Sicard, Tempo
Les Accents
Thibault Noally, direction
TOURS: L' ARPEGGIATA
Concerts d’Automne Festival, Sunday 13 October 3pm
MUSIQUE TRADITIONNELLE ET BAROQUE D’ESPAGNE ET D’AMÉRIQUE LATINE
- Céline Scheen, soprano
- Vincenzo Capezzuto, contralto
- Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano
L’Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar, direction
HEIDELBERG: HANDEL SAMSON HWV 57
Peterskirche, Sunday 20 October 2019 7pm
- Samson Björn Beyer
- Dalila/Israelitin Iuno Connolly
- Manoa Christian Wagner
- Micha Nicholas Tamagna
- Harapha José Coca Loza
Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
Leitung Christian Kabitz
VIENNA: BROSCHI MEROPE
Theater an der Wien Monday 21 October 2019 7pm
Dramma per musica in three acts (1732)
Libretto by Apostolo Zeno
Opera in concert in Italian
- Merope: Anna Bonitatibus
- Epitide: David Hansen
- Anassandro: Filippo Mineccia
- Trasimede: Vivica Genaux
- Argia: Arianna Vendittelli
- Polifonte: Jeffrey Francis
- Licisco: Hagen Matzeit
Innsbrucker Festwochenorchester
Musikalische Leitung: Alessandro De Marchi
MUNICH: HANDEL MESSIAH
Gaertnerplatztheater, Tuesday 22 October 2019 7.30pm
- Sopran 1 Jennifer O'Loughlin
- Sopran 2 Mária Celeng
- Countertenor Dmitry Egorov
- Mezzo Anna-Katharina Tonauer
- Tenor Alexandros Tsilogiannis
- Bass Timos Sirlantzis
- Erzählerin Sandra Cervik
Ballett des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz
Chor des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz
Orchester des Staatstheaters am Gärtnerplatz
Dir. Anthony Bramall / Andreas Kowalewitz
Regie Torsten Fischer
Bühne Herbert Schäfer
Kostüme Vasilis Triantafillopoulos
Choreografie Karl Alfred Schreiner
Licht Michael Heidinger
Choreinstudierung Felix Meybier
Dramaturgie David Treffinger
VIVALDI DORILLA IN TEMPE
WEXFORD FESTIVAL 23 October 2019 8pm
- Dorilla: Manuela Custer
- Admeto: Marco Bussi
- Nomio/Apollo: Veronique Valdés
- Elmiro: Josè Maria Lo Monaco
- Filindo: Rosa Bove
- Eudamia: Laura Margaret Smith
- Ninfa: Rebecca Hardwick
- Ninfa: Lizzie Holmes
- Pastora: Meriel Cunningham
- Pastora: Emma Lewis
Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
Chorusmaster: Errol Girdlestone
Conductor: Andrea Marchiol
Director: Fabio Ceresa
Set Designer: Massimo Checchetto
Costume Designer: Giuseppe Palella
Lighting Designer: Simon Corder
Assistant Director/Choreographer: Mattia Agatiello
Répétiteur: Tina Chang
MILAN: HANDEL GIULIO CESARE
La Scala, Friday 25 October 2019 7.30pm
Teatro alla Scala New Production
- Giulio Cesare Bejun Mehta
- Cleopatra Danielle de Niese
- Cornelia Sara Mingardo
- Sesto Pompeo Philippe Jaroussky
- Tolomeo Christophe Dumaux
- Achilla Christian Senn
- Curio Renato Dolcini
- Nireno Luigi Schifano
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra on historical instruments
Dir. Giovanni Antonini
Staging Robert Carsen
Sets and costumes Gideon Davey
Choreography Rebecca Howell
Lights Peter van Praet e Robert Carsen
Playwright Ian Burton
Even without Cecilia Bartoli this Giulio Cesare seems exciting with such an interesting cast. De Niese knows the role very well, she sang it worldwide. On the contrary, it will be Bejun Mehta's first Giulio Cesare and we expect much of him !
COLOGNE: HANDEL JUDAS MACCABAEUS
Trinitatiskirche, Sunday 27 October 6pm
Oratorio in three acts
- Hanna Zumsande, Sopran - Israelitish Woman
- Elvira Bill, Alt - Israelitish Man
- Tobias Hunger, Tenor - Judas Maccabaeus
- Tobias Berndt, Bass - Simon
Kölner Kammerchor - Chorus of Israelites
Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann, Dirigent
NEWCASTLE: HANDEL GIULIO CESARE
THEATRE ROYAL, Wednesday 30 October 2019 7pm, Opera North
Sung in Italian with English titles
- GIULIO CESARE Maria Sanner
- CLEOPATRA Lucie Chartin
- CORNELIA Catherine Hopper
- SESTO Heather Lowe
- TOLOMEO James Laing
- NIRENO Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian
- CURIO Dean Robinson
- ACHILLA Darren Jeffery
Dir. Christian Curnyn
DIRECTOR Tim Albery
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER Leslie Travers
LIGHTING DESIGNER Thomas C. Hase