Semele

2007 2h 35m EN

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8.7

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★8.0TMDB · 1★8.7IMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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Opera superstar Cecilia Bartoli offers her first operatic release on DVD in 12 years, and also her first opera in English. Bartoli stars as Semele (a role usually taken by a soprano) in Handel s late opera, which features such well-known arias as Endless pleasure, endless love, Myself I shall adore, and Oh sleep, why dost though leave me? Robert Carsen s stylish modern dress production hints at parallels with the problematic relationship between the late Princess Diana and the British Royal Family. Recorded live at the Zurich Opera House in January, 2007.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cecilia Bartoli
Semele
Charles Workman
Jupiter
Birgit Remmert
Juno
Liliana Nikiteanu
Ino
Anton Charinger
Cadmus
Isabel Rey
Iris
William Christie
Conductor
Thomas Allen
Athamas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Carsen
Writers: William Congreve
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Cecilia Bartoli and Charles Workman and Birgit Remmert carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1308665 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Carsen directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Cecilia Bartoli and Charles Workman and Birgit Remmert carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1308665 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.