Semele

June 2025

Composer: George Frideric Handel
Librettist: William Congreve (adapted by anonymous)
Premiere Performance: Feb 10, 1744—Royal Opera House, London, England

Sex and death. While most opera plots distill these themes, Semele is entirely about these themes. Princess Semele burns with passion for her seducer, Jupiter, king of the gods, but is ultimately brought down by his wife Juno. With the exquisite music of a genius, Semele is a love triangle soaked in sensuality, ambition, and jealousy that features many of G.F. Handel’s most beautiful arias and choruses. A company premiere of a gloriously moving masterpiece of the Baroque era.

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Date + Times

Act I: 41 minutes
Intermission: 25 minutes
Act II: 46 minutes
Intermission: 25 minutes
Act IV: 66 minutes
Questions about the performance? Contact us at [email protected]

Media

2024-25 Season Announcement

Cast + Creative

Cast

Jupiter / Apollo
Somnus / Cadmus
Pasithea, dancer

Creative

Production Director
Choreographer
Scenic & Projection Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Associate Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Conductor
Chorus Master

Creators

George Frideric Handel

Composer

George Frideric Handel was a German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah (1741), and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749).

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