Movie

Semele (2021)

• October 28, 2021
• 2h 27m

• Music
• Drama

Overview

Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.

Director

Rebecca Tansley

Starring

Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle