Opera Lafayette: Handel's Radamisto

Handel's Radamisto (1720)

Ryan Brown, conductor

Seán Curran, director

Emma Jaster, assistant director

Diana Balmori, scenic designer

Amanda Shafran, costume designer

Rob Siler, lighting designer

The Opera Lafayette Orchestra

Seán Curran Dance Company

Caitlin Hulcup, Radamisto, son of King Farasmane

Hagar Sharvit, Zenobia, Radamisto’s wife

Dominique Labelle, Polissena, Radamisto’s sister, daughter of Farasmane, wife of Tiridate

Robin Yujoong Kim, Tiridate, King of Armenia, married to Polissena, but in love with his sister-in-law Zenobia

Alex Rosen, Farasmane, King of Thrace

Véronique Filloux, Tigrane, Prince, general of Tiridate, in ‘respectful love’ with Polissena

Nola Richardson, Fraarte, brother/general of/for Tiridate, in ‘respectful love’ with Zenobia

For the first time, Opera Lafayette brings its original perspective to a repertoire favorite of Handel, a drama about the taming of a powerful and ambitious king. Opera Lafayette performs the work in its first version, complete with dances at the end of the acts and with members of the Seán Curran dance company integrated as actors into the complete production.

A pre-performance discussion with Artistic Director Ryan Brown and director Seán Curran will take place an hour before the performance.