Poster of Semele

Semele

Plot: Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele (a role usually taken by a soprano) in Handel s late opera, which features such well-known arias as Endless pleasure, endless love, Myself I shall adore, and Oh sleep, why dost though leave me? Robert Carsen s stylish modern dress production hints at parallels with the problematic relationship between the late Princess Diana and the British Royal Family
Release Date: Saturday, November 3 2007
16 years ago
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Portrait of Cecilia BartoliCecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli was
41 in Semele
as 'Semele'.
Sat, Jun 04 1966
Portrait of Charles WorkmanCharles Workman
Charles Workman was
>> in Semele
as 'Jupiter'.
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Portrait of Birgit RemmertBirgit Remmert
Birgit Remmert was
>> in Semele
as 'Juno'.
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Portrait of Liliana NikiteanuLiliana Nikiteanu
Liliana Nikiteanu was
>> in Semele
as 'Ino'.
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Portrait of Anton CharingerAnton Charinger
Anton Charinger was
>> in Semele
as 'Cadmus'.
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Portrait of Thomas Michael AllenThomas Michael Allen
Thomas Michael Allen was
>> in Semele
as 'Athamas'.
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Portrait of Isabel ReyIsabel Rey
Isabel Rey was
>> in Semele
as 'Iris'.
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Portrait of William ChristieWilliam Christie
William Christie was
62 in Semele
as 'Conductor'.
Tue, Dec 19 1944

Crew

Portrait of Robert CarsenRobert Carsen
Robert Carsen was
>> in Semele
as 'Director'
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Portrait of William CongreveWilliam Congreve
William Congreve was
>> in Semele
as 'Writer'
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Portrait of Georg Friedrich HändelGeorg Friedrich Händel
Georg Friedrich Händel would have been no older than
74 in Semele
as 'Compositor'
Mon, Mar 05 1685 –
Sat, Apr 14 1759