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Teseo

BBC Radio 3
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Handel's opera seria in five acts to a libretto by Nicola Haym after Quinault.
Magic is a central ingredient in the resolution to this story of tangled relationships hingeing on the final revelation that
Teseo is Egeo's son. Sung in Italian.
Egeo, King ofAtliens, in love with his ward Agilea, but bethrothed to
Les Musiciens du Louvre conductor
Marc Minkowski. Records

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicola Haym
Conductor:
Marc Minkowski.
Medea:
Derek Lee Ragin(countertenor)
Agilea, a princess, who loves Teseo:
Julia Gooding(sop)
Qisa, her confidante:
Catherine Napoli(sop)
Teseo, a foreign prince, who loves Agilea:
Eirian James(mezzo)
Medea, a princess and enchantress in love with Teseo:
Della Jones(mezzo)
Arcane, a confidante of Egeo who loves Qizia:
Jeffrey Gall(counter Tenor)
A Priest of Minerva:
Francois Bazola(bass)
Source: Radio Times

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