Handel's Semele
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Be dazzled by Semele, Handel’s sensuous drama of desire, ambition, and self-delusion, in a first-time collaboration between BACH and MIOpera, Central Illinois' premiere professional opera company.
MIOpera will provide stunning costumes, innovative staging, and breathtaking soloists to tell the witty but tragic story. BACH will supply the dramatic choruses, with orchestral accompaniment.
Highlights include Jupiter’s iconic "Where'er you walk," Semele's glittering "Endless pleasure," and her virtuosic "Myself I shall adore," a show stopping aria of self-obsession — remarkably relevant in the age of the selfie.
2 Performances
Normal on November 7 at 7:00 pm
Champaign on November 8 at 3:30 pm
General Admission
$25 adults / $10 students
CAST
Cadmus, Semele’s Father: O. Neal Medina, bass
Semele, Daughter to Cadmus: Madison King, soprano
Ino, Sister of Semele: Sidney Megeff, mezzo soprano
Athamas, Semele’s Fiancé: Bryce Zimmerman, countertenor
Somnus, God of Sleep: O. Neal Medina, bass
Jupiter (Jove)/Apollo, King of the Gods: Macauley Allen, tenor
Juno, Queen of the Gods: Sidney Megeff, mezzo soprano
Iris, Juno’s Servant: Paige Calvert, soprano
Cupid, God of Love: Alesia Wall, soprano
MIOpera will provide stunning costumes, innovative staging, and breathtaking soloists to tell the witty but tragic story. BACH will supply the dramatic choruses, with orchestral accompaniment.
Highlights include Jupiter’s iconic "Where'er you walk," Semele's glittering "Endless pleasure," and her virtuosic "Myself I shall adore," a show stopping aria of self-obsession — remarkably relevant in the age of the selfie.
2 Performances
Normal on November 7 at 7:00 pm
Champaign on November 8 at 3:30 pm
General Admission
$25 adults / $10 students
CAST
Cadmus, Semele’s Father: O. Neal Medina, bass
Semele, Daughter to Cadmus: Madison King, soprano
Ino, Sister of Semele: Sidney Megeff, mezzo soprano
Athamas, Semele’s Fiancé: Bryce Zimmerman, countertenor
Somnus, God of Sleep: O. Neal Medina, bass
Jupiter (Jove)/Apollo, King of the Gods: Macauley Allen, tenor
Juno, Queen of the Gods: Sidney Megeff, mezzo soprano
Iris, Juno’s Servant: Paige Calvert, soprano
Cupid, God of Love: Alesia Wall, soprano
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Where is it happening?
Normal First UMC, 209 N School St, Normal, IL 61761, United States
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