Armonia Atenea - Friends of Music Orchestra - George Petrou
Siroe, King of Persia
by Johann Adolph Hasse
Love, intrigue and passions run rampant in the mythical court of Ancient Persia: With this dramma per musica, by Italy’s favourite Saxon, Johann Adolph Hasse, the Athens Festival celebrates the 150-year anniversary of the Ionian Islands’ union with Greece.
The popular libretto by Metastasio, on which a total of 32 composers have experimented – among them Handel – had nagged at Hasse for decades, and the Dresden version (1763), which was selected by George Petrou and the award-winning Armonia Atenea, was penned by the composer at his most mature phase. Celebrated countertenor Max-Emanuel Cenčić makes his international debut as director at the Athens Festival, with an impressive production that will also be presented on top stages across Europe and will be recorded by DECCA.
In Italian with Greek surtitles
In Italian with Greek surtitles
Co-production with the Athens Festival
With the support of the Institut français in the context of the Hellas-France Alliance 2014.
Duration 3 hours and 20 minutes (with two 20-minute intervals)
Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall (Alexandra Trianti Hall)
- 26/06 until 27/06/2014 at 20:00
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