Opera
Georg Friedrich Händel
Tamerlano
16 May, 25
Concert version
Musical conductor
René Jacobs
René Jacobs
Chorus and Orchestra
Freiburger Barockorchester
Freiburger Barockorchester
Maestro René Jacobs' second appearance in the season after conducting Idomeneo. Leading the internationally renowned Freiburger Barockorchester, he will present one of the composer's most tragic operas in concert version.
Opera in three acts
Musica by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Libretto by Nicola Haym, who adapted it from librettos by Agostin Piovene and Nicolas Pradon
Premiered at the King's Theatre in London on 31 October 1724
Premiered at the Teatro Real on 26 March 2008
Concert version
Artistic team
Musical conductor: René Jacobs
Cast
Tamerlano: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Dijan
Bajazet: Thomas Walker
Asteria: Polina Pastirchak
Andronico: Alexander Chance
Irene: Helena Rasker
Leone: Matthias Winckhler
Freiburger Barockorchester
Synopsis and more information
It depicts the intrigues of the rivalry between Tamerlane, the Mongol conqueror, and Bajazet, the Ottoman emperor. Tamerlano wishes to marry Asteria, Bajazet's fiancée, and love and political conflicts arise.
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16 May 2025
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Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Thomas Walker, Polina Pastirchak, Alexander Chance, Helena Rasker, Matthias Winckhler
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Conferencia sobre Tamerlán
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Visitas temáticas guiadas sobre la admiración al exotismo
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