Tamerlano

The story

Handel's 1724 opera Tamerlano followed the success of his previous year's Giulio Cesare with another colourful historical costume drama. This time the setting is the court of "Timur the Tartar", who has just defeated the Turkish Sultan Bajazet at the battle of Angora. There are, naturally enough, romantic complications when both Tamerlano and his ally, the Greek Prince Andronico, fall in love with Bajazet's daughter Asteria. She, however, has plans to revenge her father's defeat. This production was directed by Jonathan Miller and staged in the intimate surroundings of the Goethe Theatre of Bad Lauchstadt as part of the 2001 Halle Handel Festival.

Cast & crew

Trevor Pinnock

Trevor Pinnockconductor

Monica Bacelli

Monica BacelliTamerlano

Graham Pushee

Graham Pusheeandronicus

Anna Bonitatibus

Anna BonitatibusIrene

Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz

Elisabeth Norberg-SchulzAsteria

Antonio Abete

Antonio AbeteLeone

Tom RandleBajazet