| Laurence Cummings | Conductor | |
| James Bonas | Director | |
| Molly Einchcomb | Set Designer | |
| Rob Casey | Lighting Designer | |
| London Handel Orchestra | ||
| Adrian Butterfield | Leader | |
| Galina Averina | Soprano | Calisto |
| Sofia Larsson | Soprano | Calisto |
| Rose Setten | Mezzo-soprano | Diana |
| He Wu | Mezzo-soprano | Diana |
| Kezia Bienek | Soprano | Iside |
| Angela Simkin | Mezzo-soprano | Iside |
| Gyula Rab | Tenor | Arete |
| Peter Aisher | Tenor | Arete |
| Timothy Nelson | Bass-baritone | Erasto |
| Nicholas Morton | Bass | Erasto |
For many years Handel’s Giove in Argo (Jupiter in Argos) remained virtually unknown because through an accident of history no full score had survived. The discovery of two missing arias in 2001 made it possible to reconstruct this lost opera, which now appears on the London stage for the first time since 1739. Handel took most of the numbers from his earlier works but also supplied some outstanding new music. Giove is a classic baroque pastoral, peopled with a
mix of gods and mortals, most of them in disguise, wandering in a wood as Jupiter attempts simultaneously to seduce two virtuous women with equal lack of success. The score is rich in choruses—more than any other Handel opera—dazzling virtuoso arias, and expressive accompanied recitatives. Restored to its rightful place among Handel’s last operas, Giove in Argo can finally be savored in all its colorful charm. John Roberts, Professor of Music, Berkeley Research, University of California 23rd production of a fully-staged Handel opera
in collaboration with the RCM International Opera School
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Supported by the Handel Supporters
Chorus
CATRIONA HEWITSON
SARAH HAYASHI
POLLY LEECH
KATIE COVENTRY
WILLIAM WALLACE
JOSEPH DOODY
JULIEN VAN MELLAERTS
JEROME KNOX
