AAM, Eccles Semele, with Cambridge Handel Opera Company Cambridge Early Music

Enjoy what you re hearing Please consider donating to help support the future of AAM. Visit The Academy of Ancient Music joins forces with Cambridge Handel Opera Company and Cambridge Early Music for a production of John Eccles opera Semele A powerful setting of text by William Congreve, Eccles masterwork fell neglected beneath the shadow of Handel s secular oratorio of the same name, premiering in 1744. The Academy of Ancient Music, CHOC and CEM are pioneering a major recording project of Eccles Semele, endeavouring to elevate this underappreciated work with a deluxe album release in early 2021. Preorder your album copy here: Free PDF programme: PROGRAMME: Semele , John Eccles 1735) Libretto by William Congreve (1670 1729)