Details

John Rich commissioned Alceste, for Covent Garden, in 1750, as music for a play by Smollet. It was never performed and although the play was lost, the exquisite music survived. It is now staged for the first time.

Cast/Performers

Yvonne Barclay, Graeme Broadbent, Mark Curtis

Creatives/Company

Music: Handel
Company: English Bach Festival (in association with the Royal Opera House)
Director: Tom Hawkes
Conductor: Laurence Cummings
Design: Terence Emery
Lighting: Roger Frith
Choreographer: Sarah Cremer