“Lusinghiera mia speranza”
Agrippina, G.F. Handel
Ottone: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Agrippina
Performed in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas
November 16, 2018
Music by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Libretto attributed to Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani (c1655-1710)
First performed in Venice, December 26, 1709
Cast:
Agrippina: Sofia Selowsky, mezzo-soprano
Nerone (Nero): John Holiday, countertenor
Pallante (Pallas): Brian Shircliffe, baritone
Narciso (Narcissus): Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano
Lesbo (Lesbus): Eduardo Tercero, tenor
Ottone (Otho): Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Poppea (Poppæa): Camille Ortiz, soprano
Timothy JonesClaudio (Claudius)Emperor of Rome
Production Team:
Tara Faircloth, Stage Director
Matthew Dirst, Conductor/Artistic Director
Kinga Ferguson, Producer/Executive Director
Frank Vela, Lighting Designer
Macy Lyne, Costume Designer
Meg Edwards, Stage Manager
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