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The powerful sorceress Alcina has created a magnificent palace in beautiful countryside upon an island, where she lures lovers into her web of power. One of them is the Christian knight Ruggiero, who succumbs to her spells and forgets about his fiancée Bradamante. However, she does not want to give him up and sets out in disguise to save him. The most charming aspect of Händel´s work is the music, and Alcina contains some of the most beautiful pieces that have ever been written for the human voice. Only a few authors have ever managed to use such exceptional melodic invention in their works, to express such dramatic feeling and, above all, such a deep understanding of that which is hidden in the depths of the human soul. Conductor Václav Luks, together with his Collegium 1704 orchestra, ranks among the world’s leading ensembles specializing in historically informed performance.
Spectators can look forward not only to great singing performances, but also to music performed with Baroque instruments. Alongside Collegium 1704, French theatres in Caen and Versailles are also partners in the production.
Georg Friedrich Händel
Libretto Unknown author, based on the libretto for the opera L’isola di Alcina
Conductor: Václav Luks
Stage Director: Jiří Heřman
Set Design: Dragan Stojcevski
Costume Design: Alexandra Grusková
Lighting Desing: Daniel Tesař
Dramaturgy: Patricie Částková
With Collegium 1704 orchestra and Collegium Vocale
Staged in the Italian original with Czech, German and English subtitles.
Duration: 4 hours, 1 intermission.