Released:
2021-10-28

Overview:
Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.

Director:
Rebecca Tansley

Runtime:
2h 27min

Genre:
Music, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emma Pearson
  as
  Semele
• 
  Amitai Pati
  as
  Jupiter/Apollo
• 
  Sarah Castle
  as
  Juno/Ino
• 
  Paul Whelan
  as
  Cadmus/Somnus
• 
  Stephen Diaz
  as
  Athamas