Opera by Handel ‘Agrippina’

Joyce DiDonato as the ultimate political operator, Agrippina, heads a specialist cast in Handel’s early operatic success.

Agrippina is the ultimate political operator – outrageous and blatant in her pursuit of power. In the title role, Joyce DiDonato heads a specialist cast in Handel’s early operatic success, a calling card when he moved to London. The score boasts a succession of brilliant Baroque jewels – one after another come the bright, sparkling arias, here performed by a cast also including acclaimed British singers Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and directed with characteristic invention by Barrie Kosky.

Programme

Agrippina Opera

Performers

Joyce DiDonato
Gianluca Buratto
Franco Fagioli
Iestyn Davies
Lucy Crowe
Andrea Mastroni
Eric Jurenas
José Coca Loza
Maxim Emelyanychev conductor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment