Ercole amante

Composer: Lully, Jean-Baptiste

Composer: Cavalli, Francesco

Librettist/Text Author: Buti, Francesco

Conductor: Bolton, Ivor

Orchestra: Concerto Koln

Chorus: Netherlands Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Brown, Tim

A Page: Mead, Tim

Bellezza: Brummelstroete, Wilke

Cinzia: Zomer, Johannette

Deianira: Panzarella, Anna Maria

Ercole: Pisaroni, Luca

Giunone: Bonitatibus, Anna

Illo: Ovenden, Jeremy

Iole: Cangemi, Veronica

Licco: Miller, Marlin

Mercurio: Tucker, Mark

Nettuno: Chiummo, Umberto

Pasitea: Zomer, Johannette

Spirit of Bussiride: Mead, Tim

Spirit of Clerica: Zomer, Johannette

Spirit of Eutyro: Chiummo, Umberto

Spirit of Laomendonte: Tucker, Mark

Tevere: Chiummo, Umberto

Venere: Brummelstroete, Wilke

Producer: Elzendoorn, Karin

Set Designer: Steinberg, Paul

Costume Designer: Hoffman, Constance

Lighting Designer: Silverman, Adam

Choreographer: Lunn, Jonathan

Stage Director: Alden, David

Television Director: Vermeiren, Misjel

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Date of Production: 20-01-2009

Venue: Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam

Playing Time: 04:16:94

Catalogue Number: OA1020D

UPC: 809478010203

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Commissioned to celebrate the marriage of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and Marie Therese of Spain, the original production of Cavalli's Ercole Amante took two years to complete and, at the time, was the grandest show ever performed in Europe. DNO's contemporary, hilarious and surreal production, directed by David Alden, is a triumph of opera buffa, a riot of decoration and symbolism complemented by Constance Hoffman's exceptional costumes. Luca Pisaroni's Ercole is heroic and melodious in turn, Veronica Cangemi is a splendid Iole, and the Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Concerto Koln give a sublime performance under Ivor Bolton, a master of baroque music.

Bonus features:

- Illustrated synopsis.
- Cast gallery.
- Behind the scenes with Johanette Zomer.
- Behind the scenes with Luca Pisaroni.
- The making of Ercole Amante.