Semele

Semele

Release Date: 2021-10-28

Overview: Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.

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Cast

Emma Pearson

Emma Pearson

as Semele

Amitai Pati

Amitai Pati

as Jupiter/Apollo

Sarah Castle

Sarah Castle

as Juno/Ino

Paul Whelan

Paul Whelan

as Cadmus/Somnus

Stephen Diaz

Stephen Diaz

as Athamas

Crew

  • Rebecca Tansley - Director

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