Figure Ensemble (historical performance ensemble) - Handel's Serse, Xerxes

Join Figure Ensemble for their production of Handel's celebrated opera 'Serse' at Opera Holland Park on 30th June. Featuring a cast including City Music Foundation Artist Soprano Anna Cavaliero, this promises to be a stunning evening of opera from an exciting new ensemble.

King Serse falls in love with the voice of his brother’s beloved, and tries to use his authority to force her to marry him. An exploration of power, desire, and human frailty, Serse features some of Handel’s most striking music, including one of his most famous arias, ‘Ombra mai fu’. In this production, a physical theatre ensemble will bring the vibrant atmosphere of Serse’s court to life.

Figure is a recently-established historical performance ensemble that aims to represent the rising generation of performers, and to expand the scope and practices of historical music. Figure gives performances which are intimate and highly expressive, using light and space to create an environment which connects the music and its listeners as closely as possible.