Ensemble Hemiolia
Atalia beams from her throne. The coup has succeeded! But do the people really want her as queen? Atalia’s paranoia escalates into violence; suddenly, her own downfall is also dangerously close. In this rarely heard oratorio, the music of Francesco Gasparini brings Racine’s tragedy Athalie to life. For this Baroque gem, Ensemble Hemiolia has assembled a cast of top singers that rekindles the theatrical glow of Rome in the 1700s.
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Programme
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Francesco Gasparini
Atalia, 1692
Libretto: Anonymous
Programme subject to change1661-1727
Musicians
- Camille Poul Atalia
- Bastien Rimondi Ormonte
- Mélodie Ruvio Nutrice
- Furio Zanasi Sacerdote
- Sylvie Bedouelle Choir, soprano
- Augusta MacKay Lodge, Cyrille Métivier, Federica Basilico, Laurène Patard-Moreau, MIchèle Sauvé, Tami Troman, Ugo Gianotti violin
- Pamela Bernfeld, Simon Heyerick viola
- Claire Lamquet, Paul Poupinet, Cécile Vérolles cello
- Hubert Deflandre, Jean-Christophe Deleforge double bass
- Simon Waddell, Pierre Rinderknecht theorbo
- Gabrielle Resche, Diego Fernandez harpsichord
- Jean-François Madeuf, Pierre-Yves Madeuf trumpet
- Emmanuel Resche-Caserta musical direction, violin
