Semele - 'Myself I shall adore' | Glyndebourne

Joélle Harvey performs 'Myself I shall adore' from Handel's Semele with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Václav Luks.

Cast

Clive Bayley - Cadmus/Somnus
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen - Athamas
Joélle Harvey - Semele
Stephanie Wake-Edwards - Ino
Samuel Mariño - Iris
Jennifer Johnston - Juno
Hugo Hymas - Jove
Robin Gladwin - Dancer
Harriet Waghorn - Dancer
Jonathan Mewett - Dancer
Jack Richardson - Dancer
Ailsa Bond Vannuffel - Child

Creative team

Václav Luks - conductor
Adele Thomas - director
Annemarie Woods - set designer
Hannah Clark - costume designer
Emma Woods - choreographer
Robin Gladwin - assistant to the choreographer
Peter Mumford with Rick Fisher - lighting designer
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Kati Debretzeni - leader of orchestra
Jack Redman - harpsichord continuo & organ
Joy Smith - harp continuo
Jonathan Manson - cello continuo
Cecelia Bruggemeyer - bass continuo
William Carter - theorbo continuo
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Aidan Oliver - chorus director
Jakub Kydlíček - assistant conductor
Toby Hession - music preparation
Rachael Hewer - assistant director
Oliver Platt - assistant director

[melvynobrien]

Very good, despite the cough. Lots of this on YT. Not one of the best, and terminated strangely.

[DonnaGisellaTranchel]

Händel - My Absolute Favorite Composer! I have so many favorites... But should I - for some reason - be forced to chose - Händel is My Guy! 💙💙💙💙💙🦩✨✨✨✨