Musiikkitalo, Sibelius Academy

Alcina 2019

In this interpretation, Alcina’s fairy tale story was given an updated interpretation through the modern man’s relationship with nature. Pollution of the environment, especially the oceans, is a theme that was highlighted in the performance.

Composer: George Friedrich Händel
Text: Riccardo Broschi

Set design: Vilppu Kiljunen
Costume design: Riikka Mäntymaa, Csilla Szlóvak, Elina Ström
Light design: Sirje Ruohtula
Musical direction: James Scherlock, I-han Fu

Alcina: Réka Bata
Morgana: Minna-Leena Lahti
Ruggiero: Rachel McIntosh
Bradamante/Ricciardo: Elsabeth Shaw
Oronte: Tobias Lundell
Melisso: Jussi Vänttinen, Henri Tikkanen

Photography: Uupi Tirronen