Een breakdancende countertenor in #Händel’s #Semele . Ga kijken en luisteren als je kunt. #DNO

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Semele died.
Zeus saved their unborn child.
Sewn into his thigh, Dionysus was born — the twice-born god.

#GreekMythology #Dionysus #Semele #Zeus #Hera #DivineBirth #Myth2Myth

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Semele’s request seemed innocent.
But gods are not meant to be seen.
Zeus revealed himself — and lightning did the rest.

#GreekMythology #Zeus #Semele #RiverStyx #Dionysus #Myth2Myth

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A secret child.
A queen in disguise.
A spark that would become a god.

Semele never saw it coming.

#GreekMythology #Dionysus #Semele #Hera #Myth2Myth

John #Eccles 1668-1735 longest serving Master of KingsMusick, served 4 monarchs (WilliamIII, Anne, GeorgeI & GeorgeII)
opera “#Semele” (c1707)
Cambridge Handel #Opera Company production with Cambridge #EarlyMusic and Academy of Ancient Music @AAMorchestra - Julian Perkins, harpsichord/director
https://youtu.be/1IesH8v9f0c (2:02:51)

Jupiter - RichardBurkhard
Juno - HelenCharlston
Iris - HéloïseBernard
Cupid - BethanyHorakHallett
Somnus - ChristopherFoster
Apollo - JolyonLoy

George Frideric #Handel (1685-1759)
#oratorio "#Semele" (1743)
Sheila Armstrong
Helen Watts
Felicity Palmer
Robert Tear
Mark Deller
Justino Diaz

#AmorArtisChorale
#EnglishChamberOrchestra
Johannes Somary

https://youtu.be/vk7iKAwPHng?si=JYkrHoBcRGLQ6GjU (1:08:31) #highlights

purchase https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%200745 ChandosCHAN 0745W
released Nov 1, 2007

From Naós of Dionysus Eleuthereus
Author: Fabian Mackenzie
"☤☿🧿☿☤ Announcing: the Liber Hermae: The Book of Hermes ☤☿🧿☿☤

Containing his myths, his prayers, and poetry and essays in his honour! Who he is, why he is worshipped, and how he helps us to live in this world!

☤☿🧿☿☤"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DFXYZK1Y?storeType=ebooks&qid=1726236566&sr=8-1

Be sure to check out his other two books like this one on #Dionysus and #Semele!

#helpol #hermes #FabianMackenzie #hellenicpolytheism #hellenicauthors #books #devotionalbooks #greekgods #mercury

The Wicker Woman, or Semele in Scrubland: Adele Thomas's unsexy Handel staging opens at Glyndebourne.

There's some decent singing: Stephanie Wake-Edwards and Ayreh Nussbaum Cohen give the best performances as Ino and Athamas.

My Guardian review:-

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/24/semele-review-glyndebourne-handel-joelle-harvey-adele-thomas

@classicalmusic #Handel #Semele #Glyndebourne