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	TITLE: Semele
	Director: Rebecca Tansley Genre: Opera Format: HD Composer: George Fridiric Handel Contributors: Stage Director: Thomas de Mallet Burgess, Soloists: Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle, Paul Whelan, Stephen Diaz and Chelsea Dolman Company: NZ Opera Runtime: 147' minutes. ID: 452.

SYNOPSIS

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.