Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Performers
Harry Bicket | Conductor | |
Lucy Crowe | Soprano | Iole |
Alice Coote | Mezzo-soprano | Dejanira |
James Gilchrist | Tenor | Hyllus |
Matthew Rose | Bass | Hercules |
Choir of the English Concert | ||
The English Concert |
Hercules is a rarity even today – an opera designed for the concert hall, and one of Handel’s most inspired, and intensely human, music-dramas. Harry Bicket, Alice Coote and Lucy Crowe have all performed Hercules in the theatre; with Matthew Rose as Hercules and James Gilchrist as his son Hyllus, they’re ideally placed to bring out the full dramatic power of Handel at his mature operatic peak.
Tickets £15–£45 plus booking fee