Film
Semele
2021 · 2h 27m · Music · Drama
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Overview
Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.
Cast
Emma Pearson
Semele
Amitai Pati
Jupiter/Apollo
Sarah Castle
Juno/Ino
Paul Whelan
Cadmus/Somnus
Stephen Diaz
Athamas
Chelsea Dolman
Iris
Sashe Angelovski
Priest
Crew
- Rebecca TansleyDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 28, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
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