09/10/2018
18:30
HAMBURG
Georg Friedrich Händel
Alcina
The sorceress Alcina lives a wondrous life on her island: she attracts men, seduces them, and when she tires of them, she turns them into animals, plants or stones. The brave warrior Ruggiero also falls under her spell, seeming hopelessly smitten with her. However, when his fiancée Bradamante arrives on the island, Alcina’s reign begins to crumble…
Director: Christof Loy
Set and Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer
Choreography: Paula Lansley
Lighting Designer: Reinhard Traub
Premiere: 24.02.2002
In Italian with German surtitles
Supported by the Foundation for the Support of the Hamburg State Opera