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Opera
Arianna
Tickets starting at €30 sold out
Date Mon 19.08.2024
Time 19.00
Venue Haus der Musik Innsbruck, Kammerspiele
Duration approx. 3 hours (incl. 1 intermission)
Catering Pre-order here
Introductory Talk One hour before the performance starts
Your journey

Georg Friedrich Händel: «Arianna in Crete» HWV 32 (Opera in 3 acts) 
Libretto: Unknown, based on Pietro Pariati's «Arianna e Teseo» (1721) 
Premiere: London, King's Theatre at Haymarket, January 26, 1734 

Performance in Italian with German supertitles

Athens was at odds with King Minos of Crete. The Athenians first killed Minos' son, then their ally, Archeus from Thebes, abducted Minos' newborn daughter and raised her under the name Arianna. In the subsequent war, Athens' army was completely decimated. Minos made peace under one condition: Athens had to send seven youths and maidens to Crete every seven years as tribute, to be devoured by the fearsome Minotaur, half man, half bull.

That's the mythological premise of the libretto of Georg Friedrich Händel's «Arianna in Crete.» Hard to imagine at first glance, but true: It's the libretto with the best imaginable outcome for the Innsbruck Festival Weeks 2024. Something to look forward to! Equally exciting is the new generation of Barockoper:Jung, presented to an enthusiastic audience in this production: Neima Fischer, Andrea Gavagnin, Ester Ferraro, Josipa Bilić, Mathilde Ortscheidt, and Giacomo Nanni.

A quilt by English artist Emily Campbell-Pemberton entitled “Meander” will also be on display on stage.

Production

Angelo Michele Errico © Simone Scatarzi Alberti
Angelo Michele Errico

Musical Direction
Taylor-209_c_Marc Vanappelghem_zugeschnitten
Stephen Taylor

Direction
christian programme
Christian Pinaud

Stage & Lightning
natalie Prats
Nathalie Prats

Costumes
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Artists

Neima Fischer © Pierre Fischer
Neima Fischer

Arianna
Andrea Gavagnin © Denise Prandini
Andrea Gavagnin

Teseo
Ester Ferraro © Daniele Mantovani
Ester Ferraro

Carilda
Josipa Bilić © Ivana Jančiković
Josipa Bilić

Alceste
Mathilde Ortscheidt © Lisa Lesourd
Mathilde Ortscheidt

Tauride
Giacomo Nanni © arossifotostudio
Giacomo Nanni

Minos & Sonno
Barockorchester:Jung

Orchestra

Teaser

Haus-der-Musik_Aussenansicht_Konzertsaal_-10105_ © Günther Egger
Haus der Musik Innsbruck

Universitätsstraße 1, 6020 Innsbruck

About the Event
Introductory Talk

To set the perfect tone for the concert, we offer a complimentary introductory talk. Artists will provide exclusive insights into the evening's program in a discussion led by Christian Moritz-Bauer. The talk always begins one hour before the performance.

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