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By Jove! A terrific Semele at the Royal Academy of Music

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“sung with superb vocal control by the Lithuanian soprano Lina Dambrauskaitė”
Reviewed at Royal Academy of Music: Susie Sainsbury Theatre, London on 14 November 2018
Handel, Semele
Royal Academy Opera
Laurence Cummings, Conductor
Olivia Fuchs, Director
takis, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Lina Dambrauskaite, Semele
Ryan Williams, Jupiter
Olivia Warburton, Ino
Bennett, Thomas, Somnus
Alexander Simpson, Athamas
Frances Gregory, Juno
Aimée Fisk, Cupid
Emilie Cavallo, Iris
Joseph Buckmaster, Apollo
Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer
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