English Touring Opera - Teseo
- By:
- George Frideric Handel
- Management:
- English Touring Opera
- Cast:
- Derek Lee Ragin, Valerie Komar, Jeni Bern, Gail Pearson, Lina Markeby, Helen Withers
- Director:
- James Conway
- Design:
- Adam Wiltshire
- Lighting:
- Aideen Malone
Production information can change over the run of the show.
Based on the Greek legend of Theseus, filtered through a French librettist, Handel's Teseo fell into obscurity after its first run in 1713, and has straggled, even during the recent vogue for Handel revivals. English Touring Opera has bravely adopted this Italian tragic drama for its autumn tour and, overall, it's a striking success. The surtitles are based on the libretto's presentation in the word book for the first performances, which highlights the overriding mood of arias, rather than offering literal translations - a novel effect that is less confusing than a confounding diagram in the programme book would lead you to believe...
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