William Christie conducts Hercules by Handel at the Paris Opera

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Hercules Musical Drama in three acts by Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759) Libretto by Thomas Broughton, based on Sophocles's 'Women of Trachis' and Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' First performance in London, King's Theatre, 5 January 1745 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (direction) Luc Bondy (stage direction) William Shimell (Hercules), Joyce DiDonato (Déjanira), Toby Spence (Hyllus), Ingela Bohlin (Iole), Malena Ernman (Lichas), Simon Kirkbride (Priest of Jupiter) Recorded in 2005 at the Paris Opera Directed by Vincent Bataillon