Agrippina
23 September—11 October 2019
Royal Opera House
Joyce DiDonato as the ultimate political operator, Agrippina, heads a specialist cast in Handel’s early operatic success. Agrippina is the ultimate political operator – outrageous and blatant in her pursuit of power. In the title role, Joyce DiDonato heads a specialist cast in Handel’s early operatic success, a calling card when he moved to London. The score boasts a succession of brilliant Baroque jewels – one after another come the bright, sparkling arias, here performed by a cast also including acclaimed British singers Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and directed with characteristic invention by Barrie Kosky.