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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Freudian slip: Handel’s Tamerlano recast as Trumpian tantrums
Opha Phelan’s staging presents the action as a grand, Freudian social experiment. It’s a risk – but the production is lifted by outstanding performances from the cast and the Academy of Ancient Music.
A character study in singing: Handel’s Tamerlano at ETO
A fine cast breathes life into the story of the captured Ottoman Sultan Bajazet and his Mongol conqueror.
Tension accumulates in Handel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival
Some exceptional singing intermittently enlivens Daniel Slater's production which, dramatically and emotionally, takes time to ignite.
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