Imeneo at Händel-Festspiele Göttingen

Imeneo

In May 2016, the main opera production at Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen will be Händel’s Imeneo, featuring six dancers from Sigrid T'Hooft's company Corpo Barocco.
The staging uses baroque gestures and choreography, and is lit by candles. 

Imeneo 
Dramma per musica in three acts by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Libretto Silvio Stampiglia

Musical direction: Laurence Cummings
Stage direction and choreography: Sigrid T’Hooft
Set and costumes: Stephan Dietrich
Lighting: Ralf Sternberg

Singers:
William Berger Baritone – Imeneo
James Laing Countertenor – Tirinto
Anna Dennis Soprano – Rosmene
Stefanie True Soprano – Clomiri
Matthew Brook Bass-baritone – Argenio

Dancers:
Charlotte Bell, Hubert Hazebroucq, Nicolle Klinkeberg, Robert Le Nuz, Karin Modigh, Arthour Zakirov

Projektchor Imeneo
FestspielOrchester Göttingen

Read an interview with Sigrid T’Hooft on her work with Imeneo and baroque gestures »

Performances at Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen, Deutsches Theater
6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 May 2016