Tamerlano (2002)
Handel's 1724 opera Tamerlano followed the success of his previous year's Giulio Cesare with another colourful historical costume drama. This time the setting is the court of "Timur the Tartar", who has just defeated the Turkish Sultan Bajazet at the battle of Angora. There are, naturally enough, romantic complications when both Tamerlano and his ally, the Greek Prince Andronico, fall in love with Bajazet's daughter Asteria. She, however, has plans to revenge her father's defeat. This production was directed by Jonathan Miller and staged in the intimate surroundings of the Goethe Theatre of Bad Lauchstadt as part of the 2001 Halle Handel Festival.
Director: Jonathan Miller
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Trevor Pinnock as conductor |
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Monica Bacelli as Tamerlano |
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Graham Pushee as andronicus |
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Anna Bonitatibus as Irene |
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Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz as Asteria |
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Antonio Abete as Leone |
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Tom Randle as Bajazet |
| Directing | Jonathan Miller | Director |
