25th February

Concert will begin at 17:30 hours GMT

Corselli's 'Achille in Sciro' with Fagioli, Palazzi, Mead and Aspromonte from Madrid

Francesco Corselli's 'Achille in Sciro' is an opera to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, premiered at the Real Coliseo del Buen Retiro de Madrid on 8th December 1744. Tetis, mother of Aquiles, disguises her son as a woman to hide him in the court of King Licomedes and prevent his participation in the Trojan War. However, the plan begins to come apart when Aquiles, incapable of subduing his virility, falls in love with Princess Deidamia. Performers:

Licomede: Mirco Palazzi.
Ulises: Tim Mead.
Deidamia: Francesca Aspromonte.
Teagene: Sabina Puértolas.
Achille / Pirra: Franco Fagioli.
Arcade: Krystian Adam.
Nearco: Juan Sancho.

Teatro Real Choir. Sevilla Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.

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