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  • George Frideric Handel, Serse, HWV 40
    • Act I
    • Act II
    • Act III

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opera Handel's Serse Michael Hampe (stage director), Christophe Rousset (conductor) – With Sandrine Piau (Atalanta), Marcello Lippi (Ariodate) – Semperoper Dresden

Michael Hampe (stage director), Christophe Rousset (conductor) – With Sandrine Piau (Atalanta), Marcello Lippi (Ariodate) – Semperoper Dresden

Handel's Serse Michael Hampe (stage director), Christophe Rousset (conductor) – With Sandrine Piau (Atalanta), Marcello Lippi (Ariodate) – Semperoper Dresden

About

Serse is perhaps Handel's most intriguing operas. Rediscovered at the 1924 Göttingen Handel Festival, the work soon became one of the composer's most popular operas, surpassed only by Giulio Cesare. Its popularity might in part be due to the incredibly popular aria it contains, Ombra mai fu.

Recordings of the complete opera are rare and this one first presented in Dresden combines a visually strong staging with exceptional cast and ensemble of Baroque specialists.

Cast

  • Michael Hampe | Stage director
  • Paula Rasmussen | Serse
  • Ann Hallenberg | Arsamene
  • Patricia Bardon | Amastre
  • Marcello Lippi | Ariodate
  • Isabel Bayrakdarian | Romilda
  • Sandrine Piau | Atalanta
  • Matteo Peirone | Elviro

Program

  • George Frideric Handel, Serse, HWV 40
    • Act I
    • Act II
    • Act III

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Philip Behrens
  • Venue: Semperoper Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
  • Production date: 2000
  • Recording date: 2000
  • Duration: 2 h 36 min
  • Production: © Dresdner Musikfestspiele
  • Available version(s): EN
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