Fresh from battle, Hercules returns home victorious, but Dejanira is consumed by a jealousy that sets off a tragic chain of events. With Handel’s soaring arias, inventive chromaticism, and powerful choruses, this opera reminds us that mistrust can bring even the mightiest to their knees. Thomas Broughton’s libretto draws from Ovid and Sophocles, with the chorus commenting on events as they unfold, like a Greek tragedy. Harry Bicket and The English Concert tour the US, in collaboration once again with the scintillating Clarion Choir directed by Steven Fox.

This short preview clip was filmed at a London rehearsal just before the US tour.

Harry Bicket, artistic director and conductor
William Guanbo Su, Hercules
Ann Hallenberg, Dejanira
Hilary Cronin, Iole
Hugh Cutting, Lichas
David Portillo, Hyllus

featuring
The Clarion Choir
Steven Fox, director
Jonathan Woody, Priest of Jupiter
Edward Vogel, First Trachinian