Handel: Xerxes (Serse) (2018)
Handel: Xerxes (Serse) (2018)
Xerxes is one of Handel’s latest and most frequently performed operas, famous for its marvelous opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’. At the centre of the confusing tragicomedy, very loosely based upon the life of Xerxes I of Persia, is a powerful and lovesick royal eccentric, King Xerxes. Rising opera star Gaëlle Arquez in the title role of Xerxes ‘scintillates with her nimble, luminous mezzo-soprano’, singing ‘irresistibly beautiful, impassioned, furious – but never mean’ (Frankfurter Rundschau). Frankfurt’s excellent Opera and Museum Orchester contributes ‘all sorts of refinements’ to this ‘musical smash hit’ (Deutschlandfunk) and ‘In Frankfurt Tilman Köhler ensures a three-hour short abundant and furious banquett … a great evening of opera’ (Deutschlandfunk).

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Cast

Louise Alder Louise Alder As: Atalanta
Gaëlle Arquez Gaëlle Arquez As: Xerxes
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Tanja Ariane Baumgartner As: Amastre
Brandon Cedel Brandon Cedel As: Ariodate
Thomas Faulkner Thomas Faulkner As: Elviro
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Xerxes is one of Handel’s latest and most frequently performed operas, famous for its marvelous opening aria ‘Ombra mai fu’. At the centre of the confusing tragicomedy, very loosely based upon the life of Xerxes I of Persia, is a powerful and lovesick royal eccentric, King Xerxes. Rising opera star Gaëlle Arquez in the title role of Xerxes ‘scintillates with her nimble, luminous mezzo-soprano’, singing ‘irresistibly beautiful, impassioned, furious – but never mean’ (Frankfurter Rundschau). Frankfurt’s excellent Opera and Museum Orchester contributes ‘all sorts of refinements’ to this ‘musical smash hit’ (Deutschlandfunk) and ‘In Frankfurt Tilman Köhler ensures a three-hour short abundant and furious banquett … a great evening of opera’ (Deutschlandfunk).


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Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music, History

Language: Italiano

Release Date: 14 September 2018

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Runtime: 180m

Company Credits

Company: Unitel

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Cast

Directed By

Tiziano Mancini

Tiziano Mancini

Director

Tilmann Köhler

Tilmann Köhler

Stage Director

Writing Credits

Francesco Cavalli

Francesco Cavalli

Original Concept

Nicolò Minato

Nicolò Minato

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