The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche
A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, Luca Pisaroni as Caliban, and the legendary Plácido Domingo as Neptune. Early music specialist William Christie conducts this dazzling world-premiere production, designed and directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.
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Danielle de Niese
Ariel
Also in
Giulio Cesare
Les Indes Galantes
Joyce DiDonato
Sycorax
Also in
The Florence Foster Jenkins Story
The Barber of Seville
David Daniels
Prospero
Also in
Death Wish II
Fade to Black
Luca Pisaroni
Caliban
Also in
Le nozze di Figaro
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (Salzburg Festival)
Plácido Domingo
Neptune
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
William Christie
Also in
The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
Hippolyte and Aricie
MET Orchestra
Also in
La traviata
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Phelim McDermott Director · Barbara Willis Sweete Director Antonio Vivaldi Screenplay
United States release December 20, 2012
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United States · December 20, 2012
Theatrical
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