Duration219 Min
Handel: Tamerlano
Opera
Teatro Real, Madrid
Production Date: 04/04/2008
Duration219 Min
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Teatro Real's majestic production of Handel's vivid tragedy, Tamerlano, stars a Lear-like Plácido Domingo as the Turkish Sultan Bajazet, caught between pride, love and loyalty. Domingo heads a superb cast, including Sara Mingardo, Monica Bacelli and Ingela Bohlin, all magnificently responsive to Paul McCreesh's authentic and luminous interpretation of the score. The highly theatrical staging by Graham Vick provides a splendid setting for the characters and for designer Richard Hudson's extravagant Baroque-Islamic costumes, emphasizing the brilliance of one of Handel's finest dramatic achievements.
- Soloists:
- Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Benjamin Bayl (Harpsichord), Joseph McHardy (Harpsichord), Christopher Suckling (Cello), Jørgen Skogmo (Lute), Ingela Bohlin (Soprano), Jennifer Holloway (Mezzo-Soprano), Monica Bacelli (Mezzo-Soprano), Sara Mingardo (Contralto), Luigi de Donato (Bass)
- Ensembles:
- Chorus of the Teatro Real , Orchestra of the Teatro Real
- Conductor:
- Paul McCreesh
