George Frideric Handel's opera Alcina. Touched by Artificial Intelligence

Season Opening Concert

Date of the event:

2025 September 19

Start of the event:

18:30

Duration of the event:

2 h (with break)

Place of the event:

Klaipeda Concert Hall

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra

Artistic Director – Mindaugas Bačkus

„Canto Fiorito“

Conductor and Artistic Director – Rodrigo Calveyra

„Canto Fiorito“:

Rodrigo Calveyra, conductor and flute (Brazil/France), Gabriel Smallwood (harpsichord, USA/Switzerland), Gilberto Casério, baroque oboe (Brazil/Netherlands), Aleksandra Mutwicka, baroque oboe (Poland/Netherlands), Tomasz Wesolowski, baroque bassoon (Poland), Miguel Rincon, theorbo, baroque guitar (Spain/Switzerland)

Alcina

Lina Dambrauskaitė, soprano

Ruggiero

Renata Dubinskaitė, mezzo-soprano

Morgana

Gunta Gelgotė, soprano

Bradamante

Vilija Mikštaitė, mezzo-soprano

Oronte

Ignas Ščesnulevičius, tenor

Melisso

Nerijus Masevičius, bass

Video projections by

Agnė Gintalaitė

Organizers:

Lithuanian Council for Culture, Public Institution "Canto Fiorito", Klaipėda Concert Hall

Programme:

Premiere of a Historically Informed Performance in Lithuania. Concert version with video projections.

Ticket price:

31,40* €

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George Frideric Handel’s opera Alcina is one of the brightest examples of Baroque opera, full of magic, love, and illusion.

This concert performance will unite the forces of academic and early music experts – the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra will be joined by Canto Fiorito, an international ensemble of historically informed musicians recognized across Europe, and the opera roles will be performed by soloists from Lithuania.

At the conductor's podium will stand Rodrigo Calveyra, a renowned early music specialist who has worked with some of Europe’s most prominent Baroque opera directors.

The visual storytelling of this Baroque opera will be enhanced by specially created video projections by Agnė Gintalaitė, incorporating artificial intelligence. These visuals will serve not only as a striking backdrop but also as a modern reflection on the boundary between reality and illusion.

The audience can expect a unique evening where the grandeur of Baroque soundscapes merges with contemporary imagination and the power of technology.

The project is financed by