Semele

Resource Information

The work Semele represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Semele

Statement of responsibility

by George Frideric Handel ; libretto, William Congreve ; from the Zürich Opera House

Contributor

• Opernhaus Zürich, Chor
• Scintilla (Musical group)
• Allen, Thomas Michael, 1965-
• Bartoli, Cecilia
• Breisach, Felix
• Carsen, Robert
• Christie, William, (William Lincoln)
• Congreve, William, 1670-1729
• Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
• Nikiteanu, Liliana
• Remmert, Birgit
• Rey, Isabel, 1966-
• Scharinger, Anton
• Workman, Charles

Subject

• Operas

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• ger
• spa
• chi
• eng
• eng

Summary

"Live from the Zurich Opera House, Cecilia Bartoli stars in the virtuoso title role of Handel's drama of ambition, vanity and seduction. Now one of Handel's most popular operas, Semele contains some of his best vocal music, including 'Where'er you walk' and the show-stopping 'mirror aria' 'Myself I shall adore', in which Semele spectacularly serenades her own reflection"-- Container

Cataloging source

AU@

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Stage production, Robert Carsen ; TV director, Felix Breisach

Date time place

Recorded Jan. 2007 at the Zurich Opera House

Dewey number

782.1

Language note

Sung in English with subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese

PerformerNote

Cecilia Bartoli (Semele) ; Charles Workman (Jupiter) ; Birgit Remmert (Juno) ; Liliana Nikiteanu (Ino) ; Anton Scharinger (Cadmus/Somnus) ; Thomas Michael Allen (Athamas) ; Isabel Rey (Iris) ; Chorus of the Opernhaus Zurich ; Orchestra La Scintilla of the Zurich Opera ; William Christie, conductor

Runtime

154

Target audience

general

Technique

live action