“Bel piacere” Agrippina, G.F. Handel

“Bel piacere”
Agrippina, G.F. Handel

Camille Ortiz, Poppea
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Ottone

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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