Warner Music Philippe Jaroussky - Händel: Alcina, 2DVD DVD Classic

Philippe Jaroussky as Ruggiero is in thrall to Patricia Petibon as the sorceress Alcina in Katie Mitchell’s virtuosic production of Handel’s opera from the 2015 Aix-en-Provence Festival, described by Bachtrack as “a night of a thousand delights”. Conducted by Andrea Marcon, this was, in the words of Opera News, “musically … a performance of the highest festival level”.Alcina - Patricia PetibonRuggiero - Philippe JarousskyMorgana - Anna ProhaskaBradamante - Katarina BradićOronte - Anthony GregoryMelisso - Krzysztof BaczykOberto - Elias Mädler, Lionel Wunsch (members of the Tölzer Knabenchor, alternating)Musical direction: Andrea MarconStage direction: Katie MitchellStage design: Chloe LamfordCostumes design: Laura HopkinsLight: James FarncombeChoreography: Joseph W. AlfordMusical assistant: Johannes KellerVocal coach pianist: Jean-Paul PrunaStage assistant: Dan Ayling, Robin TebbuttStage design assistant: Blanca Anon GarciaCostumes assistant: Clémence PernoudActors: Juliet Alderdice (elderly Alcina), Jane Thorne (elderly Morgana), Ian Hallard (Oberto's father, servant), Zoé Aldrich, Josephine Arden, Sarah Northgraves and Anna Martine (servants)Chorus: MusicAeterna (Chorus of the Perm Opera)Choral direction: Vitaly PolonslyOrchestra: Freiburger BarockorchesterContinuo: Theorbos: Daniele Ciminiti, Maria Ferré; Cello: Guido Larisch; Harpsichords: Andrea Marcon, Johannes Keller