Orlando

Synopsis Composed in 1733 when Handel was at the height of his fame, Orlando is a singular opera: few characters - but all prodigiously portrayed - tightly-packed action, and a dizzying exploration of passions. Love, jealousy, delusion and guilt collide, culminating in the famous scene of madness in the second act, in which Handel sends his hero teetering between hallucination and fury, with music that is strikingly modern. About the show For Mariame Clément, the challenge is not so much one of transposition as of emotional truth. Between chivalry and subjective perception, her staging moves between myth and contemporaneity, revealing a hero torn between love and duty, a true modern-day Don Quixote, torn between reason and passion. With a first-rate vocal team, Jean-Christophe Spinosi will plunge us into this unique musical and human universe like no other. Cast New production Coproduction Opéra Nice Côte d'Azur, Opéra de Lausanne, Théâtre de La Maestranza de Séville Opera in three acts by Georg Friedrich Handel, to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece after Orlando furioso by Lodovico Ariosto Premiere January 27, 1733 at the King's Theatre, London Musical direction Jean-Christophe Spinosi Stage direction Mariame Clément Sets & costumes Kaspar Glarner Lighting Valerio Tiberi Video Gianfranco Bianchi Orlando Rémy Brès Feuillet Angelica Cristina Pasaroiu Medoro Fernando Escalona Dorinda Emilie Rose Bry Zoroastro Joan Martin-Royo Nice Philharmonic Orchestra With the participation of Ensemble Matheus -- IN RESONANCE -- Face to face - Orlando Encounter with Jean-Christophe Spinosi (Music Director) and Mariame Clément (Stage Director) Foyer Montserrat Caballé de l'Opéra - Tuesday, September 29 - 6pm