operamission presents Handel’s Agrippina at the Fabbri Mansion in New York City January 16, 18, and 19, 2014.
Tickets are currently on sale for operamission’s production of George Frideric Handel’s second Italian opera, Agrippina, HWV 6, originally premiered in Venice in 1709 with a libretto by Vincenzo Grimani. Conductor Jennifer Peterson will lead from the harpsichord, joined by stage director Jeff Caldwell and costume designer Charles Caine, for a full production in Italian with period baroque orchestra, presented in the 15th Century Ducal Library of the Fabbri Mansion at 7 East 95th Street in New York.
Tickets are $60 and $80 ($40 for students) available in advance at Brown Paper Tickets – agrippina.brownpapertickets.com. The three performances are Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 7:00 PM; Saturday, January 18, at 3:00 PM; and Sunday, January 19, at 3:00 PM.
Handel’s rich portrayal of power, love, deceit, and bedroom politics in the 1st Century Roman Empire will feature a vibrant cast led by soprano Karen Driscoll (Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Seattle Opera) in the title role. Bass Paul Goodwin-Groen as Agrippina’s husband the Roman Emperor Claudio will be joined by soprano Marcy Richardson as Poppea, countertenor José Lemos as Ottone, and mezzo-soprano Kimberly Sogioka as Nerone. Completing the cast are baritones Jorell Williams and Brian Mextorf, countertenor Joseph Hill, and mezzo-soprano Sarah Nelson Craft.
Baroque violinist Daniel Lee will serve as concertmaster for the full baroque orchestra, with baroque cellist Ezra Seltzer and theorbist Kevin Payne on Peterson’s continuo team.
operamission, bringing opera ‘from the composer to the audience,’ has established its artistic presence in the New York classical music scene by presenting works both of today and the past, the current production being its twenty-first since March of 2009.
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