Haendel - Alessandro with Max Emanuel Cencic (Opéra Royal de Versailles)
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From the Royal Opera of Versailles, 2013 - Opera in 3 acts by Händel with a libretto by Paolo Rolli
Released May 31, 2013
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Overview
Alessandro (HWV 21), is an opera composed by George Frideric Handel in 1726 for the Royal Academy of Music. Paolo Rolli's libretto is based on the story of Ortensio Mauro's La superbia d'Alessandro. This was the first time the famous singers Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni appeared together in one of Handel's operas. The original cast also included Francesco Bernardi who was known as Senesino. The story recounts Alexander the Great's journey to India and depicts him less in a heroic vein than as vainglorious as well as indecisive in matters of the heart. The work's charm and lightness of touch make it at times almost a comic work.[3]
Runtime
2h 36m
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
Haendel - Alessandro with Max Emanuel Cencic (Opéra Royal de Versailles)
Status
Released
Spoken Languages
Production Companies
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Parnassus Arts Productions
United States
France Télévisions
United States