Event listing: Semele | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Event is in the past

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom

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Performers

The Royal Opera
Christian Curnyn	Conductor
Oliver Mears	Director
Annemarie Woods	Set Designer, Costume Designer
Fabiana Piccioli	Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Royal Opera Chorus
Pretty Yende	Soprano	Semele
Niamh O'Sullivan	Mezzo-soprano	Ino
Brindley Sherratt	Bass	Somnus, Cadmus
Carlo Vistoli	Countertenor	Athamas
Ben Bliss	Tenor	Jupiter
Alice Coote	Mezzo-soprano	Juno
Marianna Hovanisyan	Soprano	Iris

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