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Performance

VenueRoyal Opera House
Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From19th November 2017
To16th December 2017
WhenNov 22, 25, 28, Dec 4, 8, 13, 16 at 18:30. Nov19 Mat 15:00
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
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Production Changes

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  • Date of change: 20 Jun 17 - T0456617704

Semiramide

Semiramide

Work:: Semiramide (S014809300)

In a world of politics, lust, violence and murder, Queen Semiramide rules over Babylon - a broken society in which the desires and cravings of the elite are destroyed by their own intrigues and machinations. It's a world waiting to be punished. Having murdered her husband, Semiramide seized power with her lover Assur. Meanwhile Arsace, the son Semiramide thought was dead, returns to court as a young soldier. As Semiramide falls in love with her own son, the ghost of his murdered father, King Nino, warns that crimes must be avenged. With echoes of Oedipus, Phaedra, Hamlet and Macbeth, Semiramide is Shakespearean in its atmosphere. Rossini's use of the chorus is masterful and evocative of classical Greek drama, propelling the action as the tragedy unfolds.
Music Rossini
Lyrics Gaetano Rossi (after Semiramis by Voltaire)

Production:: (T0456617704)

Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Producer Royal Opera House
Producer Bavarian State Opera
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director David Alden
Design Paul Steinberg
Costume Buki Shiff
Lighting Michael Bauer
Design Robert Pflanz (video)
Choreographer Beate Vollack
Company Royal Opera Chorus
Company Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Performer Joyce DiDonato (Semiramide)
Performer Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Assur)
Performer Daniela Barcellona (Arsace)
Performer Lawrence Brownlee (Idreno)
Performer Jacquelyn Stucker (Azema)
Performer Balint Szabo (Oroe)
Performer Konu Kim (Mitrane)
Performer Simon Shibambu (Nino's Ghost)

Listing:: L134775507




Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

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