Handel’s “Teseo” | Historical Performance, Vocal Arts
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01-Apr-2021
This performance, filmed in early 2021 with the pandemic creating endlessly changing barriers to live performance, features Juilliard’s vocal arts department in collaboration with our historical instrument ensemble in a beautiful and unique performance of Handel’s Greek tragedy. Gary Thor Wedow conducts this exceptional collaborative performance.
Be sure to watch our behind-the-scenes documentary “Toward Handel’s ‘Teseo’” for a look at how this production came together.
The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)
Agilea - Hye young Moon
Clizia - Nicoletta Berry
Arcane - Alma Neuhaus
Egeo - Maggie Reneé
Medea - Megan Moore
Teseo - Emily Sierra
Il sacerdote di Minerva - Joseph Parrish
Director: Stephen Wadsworth
Lighting Designer: David Lander
Gary Thor Wedow conducts Juilliard415 and students from Juilliard’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
Recorded January 31–February 19, 2021, at Peter Jay Sharp Theater and Suite 213
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