The Atlanta Opera: Handel's Semele
8:00 pm - 11:00pm
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
Chamber/Instrumental, Choral/Vocal
$52-187
Free-Will Donations Accepted
Semele
June 2025
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Librettist: William Congreve (adapted by anonymous)
Premiere Performance: Feb 10, 1744—Royal Opera House, London, England
Sex and death. While most opera plots distill these themes, Semele is entirely about these themes. Princess Semele burns with passion for her seducer, Jupiter, king of the gods, but is ultimately brought down by his wife Juno. With the exquisite music of a genius, Semele is a love triangle soaked in sensuality, ambition, and jealousy that features many of G.F. Handel’s most beautiful arias and choruses. A company premiere of a gloriously moving masterpiece of the Baroque era. A Tomer Zvulun production.
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Approximate runtime:
three hours, including two intermissions
Sung in English with English supertitles.
Questions about the performance? Contact us at info@atlantaopera.org
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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy
Atlanta, GA
