Performer: Stefano Montanari

Jetske Mijnssen’s house debut sees Handel’s opera transposed to a modern-day palace, with Emily D'Angelo angelic in the title role. 

The French director updates the action to the present day, underscoring the validity of the plot – feuding families and class differences are still relevant. 

Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast.