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Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with a complete cycle of his operas

In 2009, Radio 3 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel with a complete cycle of his operas, all broadcast in the order they were first performed

Handel Opera Cycle: Admeto

Handel Opera Cycle: Admeto: Episode 2: Handel: Admeto (Act 3)

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Episode 2: Handel: Admeto (Act 3)

Admeto

Handel: Admeto (Act 3)

BBC Radio 3 - Handel Opera Cycle, Admeto, Handel: Admeto (Act 3)

Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Handel's Admeto.

Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Handel's opera Admeto, starring countertenors Rene Jacobs and James Bowman. Broadcast as part of Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas.

As part of Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas, Louise Fryer presents the conclusion of Admeto.

Handel: Admeto (Act 3)

Admeto ...... Rene Jacobs (countertenor)
Alceste, his wife ...... Rachel Yakar (soprano)
Antigona, his former fiancee ...... Jill Gomez (soprano)
Trasimede ...... James Bowman (countertenor)
Ercole (Hercules) ...... Ulrik Cold (bass)
Orindo, Admeto's adviser ...... Rita Dams (mezzo-soprano)
Meraspe, Antigon's tutor ...... Max van Egmond (bass)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis (director).

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Louise Fryer presents Il Complesso Barrocco under Alan Curtis in Handel's Admeto

Louise Fryer presents Il Complesso Barrocco under Alan Curtis in a performance of Handel's Admeto, the last to be staged in the composer's lifetime

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