TITLE: Out on DVD: Semele from NZ Opera | |||
Director: Rebecca Tansley Genre: Format: DVD & Blu-ray Composer: Contributors: Company: Naxos Runtime: minutes. ID: 451. |
SYNOPSIS
Released in January 2023: Semele from NZ Opera
NZ Opera's Thomas de Mallet Burgess staged the work under the motto “witness the Wedding of the Year” at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand. The performance is full of surprises, not least a Jupiter abducting Semele on a motorbike. The NZ Opera Baroque Orchestra, the Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus and the Holy Trinity Choir are conducted by Peter Walls. Soloists include Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle, Paul Whelan, Stephen Diaz and Chelsea Dolman.