HANDEL, G.F.: Agrippina (Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, 2003)
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Agrippina, HWV 6
Composer:
Handel, George Frideric
Libretto/Text Author:
Grimani, Vincenzo
Conductor:
Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Orchestra:
Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La
Agrippina:
Gens, Veronique
Claudio:
Smith, Nigel
Lesbo:
Buet, Alain
Narciso:
Falco, Fabrice di
Nerone:
Jaroussky, Philippe
Ottone:
Gregoire, Thierry
Pallante:
Deletre, Bernard
Poppea:
Perruche, Ingrid
Set/Stage Designer:
Clolus, Emmanuel
Costume Designer:
Karpinsky, Olga
Lighting Designer:
Levy, Daniel
Stage Director:
Fisbach, Frederic
Television Director:
Mancini, Tiziano
Date of Production: 2003
Venue: Municipal Theatre, Tourcoing
Playing Time: 02:52:00
Catalogue Number: 33431
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Synopsis
Agrippina was staged for the first time in late December 1709 - or possibly at the beginning of 1710 - at Venice's Teatro San Grisostomo and met with enormous success, as testified by twenty-seven following performances, a record number even for 18th-century standards. Agrippina's triumph sanctioned Handel's definitive investiture as an operatic composer. After nearly 300 years this opera appears as a masterpiece of 18th-century music and an innovative work, considering that when Handel composed it he was just twenty-four years old. The composer's melodic creativity and sense of theatre are quite remarkable. The cast, conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire, includes Véronique Gens in the title role.
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