Live from the National Opera House in Wexford Paul Herriott brings us a production of Handel’s Deidamia. Achilles (sung by Bruno de Sá), disguised as a young girl named Pyrrha, is hidden on the island of Skyros to avoid being sent to the Trojan War. There, he falls in love with Deidamia (sung by Sophie Junker), daughter of King Lycomedes (sung by Petros Magoulas). Their secret romance is threatened when Ulysses (sung by Nicolò Balducci) and the Greeks arrive, determined to find Achilles. Ulysses exposes his true identity by tempting him with weapons. Though torn between love and destiny, Achilles chooses glory, leaving Deidamia heartbroken. Blending comedy and drama, Handel’s Deidamia explores love, deception, and fate in a world where duty triumphs over personal desire. George Petrou conducts the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus in tonight’s production.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 18th October, 7pm-10pm
