Semele: Canadian Opera Company

About the Event

The Canadian Opera Company presents Händel's three‐act opera, Semele, in a daring production by Zhang Huan, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini.

Love affairs between gods and mortals seldom end well, as our heroine discovers. Semele, a princess and mistress of the god Jupiter, wishes for her lover to grant her immortality, but Semele’s ambition and vanity ultimately lead to her undoing.

Sung in English with English Surtitles™.

Cast
Semele: Jane Archibald
Juno/Ino: Allyson McHardy
Jupiter: William Burden
Iris: Katherine Whyte
Cadmus/Somnus: Steven Humes
Athamus: Anthony Roth Costanzo
Apollo: Christopher Enns
High Priest: Philippe Sly

Creative Team
Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini
Director & Set Designer: Zhang Huan
Costume Designer: Han Feng
Chorus Master: Sandra Horst
With the COC Orchestra and Chorus