Semele

Resource Information

The work Semele represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Musical, Music.

Label

Semele

Statement of responsibility

[an opera composed by John Eccles ; to a libretto by William Congreve] ; Julian Perkins, conductor, performer

Creator

• Eccles, John, -1735

Contributor

• Dennis, Anna
• Foster, Christopher, (Bass)
• Cambridge Handel Opera Company
• Charlston, Helen
• Congreve, William, 1670-1729
• Miskelly, Aoife
• Rhoads, James
• Bernard, Héloïse
• Academy of Ancient Music (1973- ), Classical Chamber Ensemble
• Horak-Hallett, Bethany
• Broadbent, Graeme, 1962-
• Perkins, Julian, 1977-
• Brown, Jonathan, (Baritone)
• Burkhard, Richard
• Wallace, William
• Carver, Rory
• Loy, Jolyon

Composer

• Eccles, John, -1735

Conductor

• Perkins, Julian, 1977-

Librettist

• Congreve, William, 1670-1729

Performer

• Bernard, Héloïse
• Academy of Ancient Music (1973- ), Classical Chamber Ensemble
• Cambridge Handel Opera Company
• Broadbent, Graeme, 1962-
• Brown, Jonathan, (Baritone)
• Burkhard, Richard
• Carver, Rory
• Charlston, Helen
• Dennis, Anna
• Foster, Christopher, (Bass)
• Horak-Hallett, Bethany
• Loy, Jolyon
• Miskelly, Aoife
• Rhoads, James
• Wallace, William

Subject

• Operas
• Operas
• Streaming audio

Genre

• Streaming audio
• Operas

Language

eng

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

NAXOS

Date of event

2019

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• bass voice
• violin 8
• viola
• cello
• theorbo
• soprano voice
• guitar
• harpsichord
• thunder sheet

Form of composition

operas

Format of music

not applicable

Music parts

not applicable

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33

Other event information

Recorded

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• violone
• mezzo soprano voice
• tenor voice
• baritone voice

PerformerNote

• Academy of Ancient Music ; Cambridge Handel Opera Company ; Julian Perkins, harpsichord, director, conductor ; Bojan Cĭcĭć, violin, leader ; Timothy Amherst, violone ; Jonathan Rees, bass violin ; Elin White, Iona Davies, Sijie Chen, Davina Clarke, Liz McCarthy, Bill Thorp, Emilia Benjamin, Jonathan Rees, Gavin Kibble, violins ; Jane Rogers, Jordan Bowron, Carmen Maria Martinez, violas ; William Carter, theorbo, guitar ; Reiko Ichise, bass viol ; Peter Holman, harpsichord ; Elaine So, thunder sheet
• Gods: Richard Burkhard (Jupiter, King of the Gods), baritone voice ; Helen Charlston (Juno, Queen of the Gods), mezzo-soprano voice ; Héloïse Bernard (Iris, handmaid to Juno), soprano voice ; Bethany Horak-Hallett (Cupid, God of Love), mezzo-soprano voice ; Christopher Foster (Somnus, God of Sleep), bass voice ; Jolyon Loy (Apollo, Sun God and God of Prophecy), baritone voice
• Mortals: Jonathan Brown (Cadmus, King of Thebes), baritone voice ; Anna Dennis (Semele, daughter of Cadmus), soprano voice ; Aoife Miskelly (Ino, sister of Semele), soprano voice ; William Wallace (Athamas, a prince of Boeotia), tenor voice ; Graeme Broadbent (Chief Priest), bass voice ; Rory Carver (Second Priest, First Augur), tenor voice ; James Rhoads (Third Priest, Second Augur), tenor voice

Place of event

St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London, England

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable