Xerxes

T01051491589
With glittering vocal showpieces and moving arias, Handel's slant on the perils of romantic love juxtaposes the heroic and the comic, the serious and the playful. A Persian Ruler's infatuation is triggered by the singing of his general's daughter. So instead of concentrating on his planned campaign against the Greeks, Xerxes prefers to focus on the sexual conquest of his brother's beloved - with unexpected results.

Author	Handel
Lyrics	Minato

Archive :: production:T01051491589, opera or operetta:S2127, venue:V376

Production details

Feb98: 6, 11, 13, 20, 23, 28. Mar 98: 4, 6.

Performance

Venue	London Coliseum
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	6th February 1998
To	6th March 1998
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Reviews

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Company

Company	English National Opera
Translation	Nicholas Hytner
Lighting	Paul Pyant
Design	David Fielding
Conductor	Noel Davies
Director	Nicholas Hytner
Performer	Sarah Connolly
Performer	Artur Stefanowicz
Performer	Jean Rigby
Performer	Janis Kelly
Performer	Susan Gritton
Performer	Christopher Booth-Jones

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