Alcina is a beautiful and powerful sorceress with a penchant for luring men to her enchanted island, seducing them, and turning them into rocks and wild animals when she tires of the relationship—until the dashing knight Ruggiero comes along and sparks true love. When a magic ring breaks Alcina’s spell, and Ruggiero sees things as they are, will he return her affection? A spellbinding plot filled with twists, turns, disguises, and secret passions plays out through some of Handel’s most gloriously exquisite music in this Shepherd School Opera production.
Approximately 3 hours, inclusive of a 20 minute intermission | Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Tickets required
Inside Opera: Pre-show Chats
Alcina ticket holders are invited to Tudor Patrons’ Lounge one hour before each performance for an insightful look into the opera with conductor Louis Lohraseb.
Repertoire
George Frideric Handel: Alcina
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Artists
Since his professional debut at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in 2019, Louis Lohraseb has quickly established himself as an exciting new conductor on the international stage, with subsequent debuts at the Semperoper Dresden, Los Angeles Opera, and Komische Oper Berlin. Following his mainstage debut conducting Tosca at Los Angeles Opera, Mr. Lohraseb was immediately re-engaged for Il Barbiere di Siviglia and La Traviata. Elsewhere in 2023-24, he debuts at Staatsoper Hamburg (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Atlanta Opera (A Midsummer Night’s Dream); and with the Peoria Symphony. Recent seasons have included Semperoper Dresden (Carmen); Komische Oper Berlin (La Traviata); Opera Sarasota (Thérèse); La Rondine and Don Giovanni at Indiana University Opera Theatre; and gala concerts with Yale Opera and Summer Opera Tel Aviv.
Crystal Manich is an Emmy Award nominated, versatile Latiné international creative director and writer whose works for stage, film, and circus have been seen across the United States, Europe, Argentina, and Australia. She has held several Artistic Director positions as well as having served as adjunct faculty at UCLA and Rider University. She is represented by United Talent Agency. Scroll down to see more projects and upcoming releases.
Crystal recently directed REESCH E’VOL for the first ever Biennale in Luxembourg, Europe. The variety-circus outdoor spectacle was attended by over 4,000 people in May 2024.