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KINGS AND HEROES: PAUL-ANTOINE BÉNOS-DJIAN RECITAL

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Summary

Concert
  • Friday December 20th 2024
  • Hercules Room
  • 9pm | 1h20 without intermission
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Cast

 

Presentation

In Handel’s operas, the characters portrayed by castrati were mainly powerful figures: sovereigns like the Egyptian kings Ptolemy and Alexander, Roman emperors such as Julius Caesar and Otto, heroes like the knights Rinaldo and Orlando, or the jealous Polinesso.

 

From Handel’s début in Italy with Agrippina (1709) to his London triumphs of the 1720s and 1730s, countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian resurrects these larger-than-life operatic characters, embodied by the Primo Uomo : the contralto castrato Senesino is the pivotal figure in this anthology, which also evokes the castrati Nicolini and Antonio Baldi. In the heroic vein, anger and amorous spite are the strongest dramatic moments written by Handel : here they are brought together remarkably by a one of the truly great singers of our time, whose name could very well be that of a king or a Handelian hero : Paul-Antoine !

 

Productions of the Royal Opera.

 

This program will be recorded on a CD to be released on the Château de Versailles Spectacles label.

 

Programme

Rinaldo: Opening

Agrippina « Otton, Otton! … Voi che udite »

Berenice: « Sù Megera, Tisifone, Aletto »

Amadigi di Gaula: « Pena tiranna »

Ariodante: « Dover, giustizia, amor »

Giulio Cesare: « Se in fiorito ameno prato »

Orlando: « Già l’ebro mio ciglio»

Concerto pour violon en si b Majeur HWV 288 (Andante, Adagio, Allegro)

Tolomeo, Re d’Egitto: « Stille amare »

Tolomeo Re d’Egitto: « Se un solo e quel core »

Tolomeo, Re d’Egitto: « S’è ristretto fra catene »

Rinaldo: « Venti, turbini »

Giulio Cesare: « Va tacito e nascosto »

The Hercules Room of the Château de Versailles

More info

PRESTIGE VIP CATEGORY: Best seats in house with complimentary glass of champagne and programme.

 

PRESTIGE CATEGORY: Excellent seats with complimentary glass of champagne and programme.

 

REDUCED RATE: applicable to under 26s, Chateau de Versailles Spectacles card holders and groups of more than 10 people (excluding special company offer).

 

GROUP RATES: for more information, please refer to our page dedicated to works councils and groups.

 

In case of any technical problem, the box office service remains available to complete your order by phone at +33 (0)1 30 83 78 89 (Monday-Friday from 11am to 6pm) or in our box office-shop (3 bis rue des Réservoirs, 78000 Versailles ; Monday-Friday from 11am to 6pm, and on Saturdays with concerts or shows except during the Musical Fountains Shows, from 2pm to 5pm).

 

To ensure the best welcome possible, people with limited mobility are advised to book their seats by telephone.

 

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