Handel: Alcina poster

Handel: Alcina

7.0(1)20153h 7m2

Philippe Jaroussky as Ruggiero is in thrall to Patricia Petibon as the sorceress Alcina in Katie Mitchell’s virtuosic production of Handel’s opera from the 2015 Aix-en-Provence Festival, described by Bachtrack as “a night of a thousand delights”. Conducted by Andrea Marcon, this was, in the words of Opera News, “musically … a performance of the highest festival level”. The production of Alcina, by the British director Katie Mitchell, was welcomed by the Financial Times as “meticulously executed …, rich in detail, consummately polished”. As the New York Times wrote: “It involves a huge sorcery machine for turning people into animals (or whatever). And Ms. Mitchell works magic of her own onstage, constantly showing the enchantresses Alcina and Morgana alternating between glamorous public personas and their ‘real life’, older, private selves …There are also bits of simulated sex, mingling genders and suggesting, among other things, inventive new ways to hit high notes.”

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
Italian
  • opera

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

All options

Availability for Austria. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG3 Nov 2015

Frequently asked questions

Handel: Alcina was released on 3 November 2015.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this