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Ermione (1995)

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 18M

Director : Graham Vick, Humphrey Burton

Synopsis

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachino Rossini's epic opus ERMIONE is based on Jean Racine's play "Andromache." Set in Troy after the city fell to the Greeks, the production recounts the rancorous battle between widow Andromache and Helen of Troy's green-eyed daughter, Ermione for the love of Pyrrhus

Actors

Anna Caterina Antonacci
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Ermione
Diana Montague
Diana Montague
Andromache
Jorge Lopez-Yañez
Jorge Lopez-Yañez
Pyrrhus
Bruce Ford
Bruce Ford
Orestes
Paul Austin Kelly
Paul Austin Kelly
Pylades
Gwynne Howell
Gwynne Howell
Phoenix
Julie Unwin
Julie Unwin
Cleone
Lorna Windsor
Lorna Windsor
Cefisa
Paul Nilon
Paul Nilon
Attalus
Oliver Bridge
Oliver Bridge
Astyanax

Crews

Gioacchino Rossini
Gioacchino Rossini
Original Music Composer
Andrea Leone Tottola
Andrea Leone Tottola
Writer
Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Original Story
Richard Hudson
Richard Hudson
Production Design
Graham Vick
Graham Vick
Director
Humphrey Burton
Humphrey Burton
Director
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
Music Director

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