FULL Venus and Adonis (Blow) Cambridge MA 2022 Junhan Choi, Kate Wood, Wei En Chan

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Venus and Adonis   
• Composer: Blow John  
• Libretto: Aphra Behn    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts  
• Recorded: June 2022
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Junhan Choi, Kate Wood, Wei En Chan
• Conductor: Stephanie Beatrice  
• Orchestra: The Cambridge Chamber Ensemble  
• Choreographer: Alissa Cardone  
• Stage Director: David R. Gammons  
• Costume Designer: Rachel Padula  
• Lighting Designer: Jeff Adelberg  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: The Cambridge Chamber Ensemble  
• Date Published: 2022  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

John Blow’s 1683 “masque”, the goddess Venus falls in love with the handsome mortal Adonis.
She urges to go on the hunt against his desire to stay with her.
Alas, he is is fatally wounded and Venus must mourn for eternity.