Handel’s operas cycle
G. F HAENDEL 1685 – 1759
G. F HAENDEL 1685 – 1759
Opera in 3 acts, created the 15 April 1738 at King’s Theater Haymarket of London. Libretto by Silvio Stampigli.
Opera
Friday 19th July – 21 h .Cour des hospices
New production
Serse is one of the few Handel operas to be considered an opera buffa since it includes comic elements. Persian King Xerxes and his brother Arsamene are both in love with Romilda. Romilda being in love with Arsamene, Xerxes banishes him. Romilda’s sister, Atalanta, also in love with Arsamene, hatches a plot for Romilda to become Xexes wife. Finally, with Ariodate marrying Arsamene and Romilda the opera has a happy ending. The amazing opening aria “Ombra mai fu” is said to be one of Handel’s most famous, also known as larghetto. Followed by a series of arias and arioso considered among the best in the world of opera: arioso of Romilda, arioso of Romilda and Xerxes in Act II, aria “Che cede al furore” of Romilda at the end of Act II, aria of Xexes “Crude furie degl’orridi abissi” in Act III and the long arioso of Atalanta “Voi mi dite”. Serse is considered several times to be a Mozart like opera by the famous Handel musicologist Winton Dean with Romilda reminding Konstanze from The Abduction from the Seraglio and Atalanta reminding Susanna from The Marriage of Figaro.
ORCHESTRE ACCADEMIA BIZANTINA
Conductor : OTTAVIO DANTONE
Friday 19th July – 21 h .Cour des hospices*
* fold up to Basilique Notre-Dame in case of unfavorable weather
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The reduced price is reserved to : students, unemployed persons, handicapped persons or group of 10 persons, on providing corresponding documents. Contact us
15,00€ – 115,00€
CAUTION IMPORTANT : SEE THE CONDITIONS OF BOOKING
– Only the 1°, 2° and 3° series are numbered.
– The reduced prices (per concert) are available in the following cases : for persons attending every concert in the same week-end and groups of ten
– We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.
– In case of bad weather some concerts take place in the basilica Notre-Dame (12th C.). In the Basilica the 4rd series (lateral seats) have good audition but have not direct view. A video retransmission is assured (image only)
– The doors are closed immediately after the concerts begining at 9 PM
– The program is given with reserve of modifications.
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