Hackney Empire291 Mare Street,
Hackney, London, Greater London, E8 1EJ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Performers
| English Touring Opera | ||
| Peter Whelan | Conductor | |
| James Conway | Director | |
| Adam Wiltshire | Set Designer | |
| English Touring Opera Orchestra | ||
| Old Street Band | ||
| Rory Beaton | Lighting Designer | |
| William Towers | Countertenor | Radamisto |
| Katie Bray | Mezzo-soprano | Zenobia |
| Grant Doyle | Baritone | Tiridate |
| Ellie Laugharne | Soprano | Polissena |
| Andrew Slater | Bass-baritone | Farasmane |
| John-Colyn Gyeantey | Tenor | Tigrane |
Radamisto was one of Handel’s most appreciated operas, not least for its famous aria “Ombra cara”, which stunned audiences and was sung in drawing rooms for decades thereafter. It tells a dramatic story of a royal family in old Armenia, locked in mortal conflict. Thematically, it champions faithfulness and married love, but it also has a fine gallery of moral depravity and intolerance. Certainly one for collectors, this is nonetheless a moving and accessible piece of music theatre for anyone wanting to try opera. Peter Whelan conducts, and James Conway directs a new production in Adam Wiltshire’s designs, inspired by the art of early Christian Armenia.
