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Ashley Riches

Claudius

Soprano

Anna Bonitatibus

Agrippina

Countertenor

Raffaele Pe

Nerone

Stefanie True

Poppea

Contralto

Christopher Ainslie

Ottone

Alex Otterburn

Pallante

James Hall

Narcissus

Jonathan Best

Lesbus

Conductor

Robert Howarth

Stage director

Walter Sutcliffe

Set designer

Jon Bausor

Lighting designer

Wolfgang Göbbel

Orchestra

Academy of Ancient Music

Northington-Alresford

United Kingdom

The Grange

Join us for Handel's first smash-hit of the opera genre, 'Agrippina', in our sumptuous, fully-staged production from 2018. From the captivating vision of director Walter Sutcliffe, 'Agrippina' combines fresh, inventive operatic writing with a vivid tale of love, treachery and intrigue. Featuring a glittering cast and orchestra led by Robert Howarth, this magnificent production does true justice to what many consider to be Handel's first masterpiece of the genre.

MUSIC:
Georg Friedrich Handel, 'Agrippina' HWV6 [1710], to text by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani.

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CAST & CREW:
Claudio | Ashley Riches
Agrippina | Anna Bonitatibus
Nerone | Raffaele Pe
Poppea | Stefanie True
Ottone | Christopher Ainslie
Pallante | Alex Otterburn
Narciso | James Hall
Lesbo  | Jonathan Best

Conductor | Robert Howarth
Leader | Bojan Čičić
Orchestra | Academy of Ancient Music
Assistant Conductor and Repetiteur | Oliver John Ruthven

Director | Walter Sutcliffe
Associate Director | Katharina Kastening
Designer | Jon Bausor
Lighting Designer | Wolfgang Göbbel
Musical Preparation | Michael Chance
Language Coach | Matteo Dalle Fratte
Production Manager | Tom Nickson
Costume Supervisor | Sydney Florence

Agrippina Händel

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TRAILER | AGRIPPINA Handel - The Grange Festival

EXTRACT | AGRIPPINA 'L'alma mia frà le tempeste' Handel - The Grange Festival 

My soul among the storms
Agrippina (Anna Bonitatibus) wants Nerone, her son from a previous marriage, to accede to the throne now that Claudio, her husband, has apparently drowned at sea. While a political storm brews in Rome, she remains calm, confident that her deceitful plan will work. Conducted by Robert Howarth and direct

EXTRACT | AGRIPPINA 'L'alma mia frà le tempeste' Handel - The Grange Festival

With her husband apparently drowned at sea, a scheming empress secures the throne for her son from another marriage. But the commander of the army has other ideas, and then the emperor returns, very much alive.

The inspired vision of director Walter Sutcliffe and designer Jon Bausor brings to life the humour and egomania of one of opera’s most outrageous leading women. The youthful Handel packed Agrippina with the full range of his astonishing imagination, setting a libretto at once hilarious, moving and clever. Handel’s music is bursting with originality and fun, as well as carefully considered moments of eye-watering beauty.

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