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Alcina Tickets
Royal Opera House, London Venue info
Running time: 3hrs 50mins (including two intervals)
Age Restrictions: This production is recommended for ages 5+.
Handel's enchanting opera returns to the Royal Ballet and Opera House
Richard Jones’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel's opera returns with many of the original cast, including Emily D’Angelo as the lovestruck Ruggiero and Lisette Oropesa as the glittering enchantress Alcina.
Alcina, an enchantress, uses her magical powers to lure her lovers to her island. When she tires of them, she transforms them into animals. Ruggiero is her latest conquest – but his wife, Bradamante, has vowed to rescue him. Bradamante arrives on Alcina’s island, disguised as ‘Ricciardo’, a man, and there the games begin. When Morgana, Alcina’s sister, is immediately attracted to him, Morgana’s jealous lover, Oronte, falsely states that Alcina is in love with ‘Ricciardo’ too. As Alcina’s web of sorcery and seduction comes under pressure, can she retain the affections of Ruggiero? Or will Bradamante succeed in winning back her husband?
Alcina, an enchantress, uses her magical powers to lure her lovers to her island. When she tires of them, she transforms them into animals. Ruggiero is her latest conquest – but his wife, Bradamante, has vowed to rescue him. Bradamante arrives on Alcina’s island, disguised as ‘Ricciardo’, a man, and there the games begin. When Morgana, Alcina’s sister, is immediately attracted to him, Morgana’s jealous lover, Oronte, falsely states that Alcina is in love with ‘Ricciardo’ too. As Alcina’s web of sorcery and seduction comes under pressure, can she retain the affections of Ruggiero? Or will Bradamante succeed in winning back her husband?
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