The Enchanted Island, a Baroque pastiche

(2012)

Genres: Music

Year: 2012

Runtime: 182 мин

Director: Phelim McDermott, Barbara Willis Sweete

Cast: Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Luca Pisaroni, Plácido Domingo, William Christie, MET Orchestra

Plot

A contemporary take on the 17th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, Luca Pisaroni as Caliban, and the legendary Plácido Domingo as Neptune. Early music specialist William Christie conducts this dazzling world-premiere production, designed and directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.