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Handel's Semele

01/07/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Handel's Semele

From Garsington Opera, Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a performance of Handel's Semele.

From Garsington Opera in Oxfordshire, Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a performance of Handel's Semele, starring Heidi Stober and conducted by Jonathan Cohen.

Handel's Semele, from Garsington Opera, with Heidi Stober in the title role, conducted by Jonathan Cohen.

Presented by Sara Mohr Pietsch.

Semele ..... Heidi Stober (soprano) 
Jupiter ..... Robert Murray (tenor) 
Juno ..... Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) 
Cadmus/Somnus ..... David Soar (bass) 
Athamas ..... Christopher Ainslie (countertenor) 
Iris ..... Llio Evans (soprano) 
Ino ..... Jurgita Adamonytė (mezzo) 
Apollo ..... Mikael Onelius (tenor) 
High Priest ..... Christian Valle (bass-baritone)
Garsington Opera Orchestra 
Garsington Opera Chorus
Jonathan Cohen (conductor) 

Semele is whisked away from an unhappy marriage to be Jupiter's lover in a heavenly realm. Juno, his wife, is not pleased and conspires with Somnus, the god of sleep, to make sure that Semele comes to a bad end. From her ashes, though, arises Bacchus - the god of wine and ecstasy.

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