Deidamia (2012)
Here is a rare and exceptional example in which the director and costume designer amuse themselves with `silly' costumes, but it actually works. I usually loath the stupid concept of 'clever' producers' of dressing opera singers in an motley set of `modern' and bizarre costumes (mostly tasteless) to help the `stupid' spectators to understand the universality of the opera across time and place. However, in this particular production I enjoyed every moment of it. All my reservations withstanding, I found that the costumes have actually helped highlight the `buffa' aspects of this supposedly `siria' opera. This work may not be among Handel's greatest masterpieces, but the way it is presented and sung here makes it a thorough pleasure for the senses.
Director: David Alden
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Sally Matthews as Deidamia |
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Veronica Cangemi as Nerea |
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Olga Pasichnyk as Achille |
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Silvia Tro Santafé as Ulisse |
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Andrew Foster-Williams as Fenice |
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Umberto Chiummo as Licomede |
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Ivor Bolton as Conductor |
| Directing | David Alden | Director |
| Crew | Georg Friedrich Händel | Compositor |
