Welcome to Alcina’s island paradise. All men who set foot there fall under her spell, but soon discover it’s all an illusion: Alcina is an enchantress whose island is nothing but a barren wasteland, ...
October’s production of Alcina at Seattle Opera shows off Handel at his most enchanting. Showcasing this opera’s wonderful melodies, strong characters, and vocal pyrotechnics for the first time on the ...
Oh, Tim Albery, Oh Opera North – you iconoclastic devils! A production dependent almost entirely on a vibrant young cast and an orchestra under the direction of an inspiring Handelian, with nothing at ...
Designer Hannah Clark’s “Heaven on Earth” is little more than a patch of linoleum littered with scruffy office chairs and the characters are in modern dress, their mismatched outfits seemingly sourced ...
On Thursday night, I was treated to Tim Albery's new production of Handel’s Alcina for Opera North which opened for the first time last month in Leeds. Just over two years on from the UK's first ...
The IU Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater has now demonstrated its excellence in baroque opera with a stunning production of “Alcina,” which premiered Feb. 7-8. George Frideric Handel’s ...
Like the simultaneous tragedy and comedy in Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos," the San Francisco Opera premiere of "Alcina" plays like two performances occupying the same stage at the same time. One is a ...
George Frideric Handel’s Alcina, which opened at Santa Fe Opera on Saturday night, is a fantasy about how people distinguish deception from reality when they are enchanted by love and magic. Whether ...
Streaming platforms for ALCINA Handel — Opera North haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.