Il Pomo d’Oro directed by Francesco Corti will give a single performance of an adaptation in concerto version of the famous sorceress Alcina, on 15 December at the Teatro Real.
Composed by Georg Friedrich Händel, this dramatic opera in three acts tells the story of the sorceress Alcina and her magical island. The performance is loosely based on Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem, Orlando Furioso, and explores themes like love, magic, beauty, illusion and redemption.
It tells how Ruggiero, a knight in love with Bradamante, arrives on Alcina’s island, who seduces him and makes him one of her many captivated lovers. Bradamante, disguised as a man called Ricciardo, also arrives on the island in search of her beloved. Bradamante meets Morgana, Alcina's sister, who is also in love with Ruggiero. Morgana tells Bradamante of Alcina's true nature and helps her find Ruggiero. But Alcina discovers Bradamante's trickery and locks her in a castle.
Il Pomo D'Oro is an orchestra founded in 2012, specialising in opera and instrumental recitals. With different ensembles, it has the best soloists and instrumentalists of today. This band has been conducted by prestigious conductors, such as Riccardo Minasi, Stefano Montanari, George Petrou or Enrico Onofri. Francesco Corti has been its chief conductor since 2019. Francesco Corti has been its principal conductor since 2019.
Cast and Creative Team:
- Musical Director - Francesco Corti
- Orchestra - Il Pomo d’Oro
Cast:
- Alcina - Elsa Dreisig
- Morgana - Sandrine Piau
- Ruggiero - Emily d’Angelo
- Bradamante - Nadezhda Karyazina
- Melisso - Alex Rosen
- Oronte - Stefan Sbonnik
- Oberto - Bruno de Sá
Programme:
Opera in Three Acts
- Music- Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
- Anonymous libretto based on the Cantos VI and VII from Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso and adapted from the libretto of Riccardo Broschi’s L’isola di Alcina
- Premièred at London's Covent Garden on 16 April 1735
- Premièred at the Teatro Real on 27 October 2015
- In concerto version
