Afternoon on 3 - Handel: Siroe

Handel Operas 2009 Radio 3's series of Handel operas continues with Siroe, a work set in Ancient Persia in the 1720s. To help put the piece in context, Louise Fryer talks to Professor Judith Milhous, from the City University of New York, about the intriguing world of opera and theatre in 1720s London. Handel: Siroe Siroe, Prince of Persia ...... Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Emira, his Indian lover ...... Johanna Stojkovic (soprano) Laodice, her rival ...... Sunhae Im (soprano) Medarse, Siroe's younger brother ...... Gunther Schmid (countertenor) Cosroe, their father ...... Sebastian Noack (baritone) Arasse, Siroe's general ...... Timm de Jong (bass) Capella Coloniensis Andreas Spering (director).