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Xerxes

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Heather Ireson, Hanna-Liisa Kirchin* Xerxes

Helen Gregory, Sophie Goldrick* Arsamene

Timothy Allan, Jonathan Alley* Elviro

Gabriella Cassidy, Aimee Toshney* Romilda

Elizabeth Karani, Eleanor Garside* Atalanta

Alexandra Wynn, Lucilla Graham* Amastre

Laurence Kirkby, Stefan Berkieta* Ariodate

Roger Hamilton conductor

Carlos del Cueto assistant conductor

Stefan Janski director

Velin Edrov stage set and costume designer

Emma Chapman lighting designer

Robin Humphreys principal music coach

Kevin Thraves chorus master

Antonio Tilli Italian language coach

RNCM Opera Orchestra

RNCM Chorus

Ancient Persia: a land of magnificent palaces and scented gardens, offering shade from the heat of the sun and respite from the both the pleasures and pains of true love…Atalanta has fallen for Arsamene, yet he has feelings for Romilda - as does his brother, King Xerxes, when he is not declaring his love to a plane tree… Handel’s comedydrama muses on love and kingship, as Xerxes wrestles with the conflict between his duty and his heart in a typically Handellian plot of misunderstandings, double bluff and cross-dressing. Featuring a number of famous arias, including the renowned ‘Ombra mai fu’, this sparking new RNCM Opera production, sung in Italian with English subtitles, is sure to delight.

Cast and full production details will be announced in the RNCM Spring Events Guide published in December 2011