Bright and bold Baroque strings set the scene for HIP Company’s vivid recreation of John Eccles’ 18th century opera Semele on Sunday, a first fully staged operatic production from this group.
The 300-year-old retelling of a 3000-year-old myth is full of vim and vigour in the prim setting of Leederville Town Hall, as classical myth debunks love in favour of Bacchus and the joys of wine – English culture doesn’t change much!
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