Xerxes by George Frideric Handel
(Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre, ...))
Presented by MSU Opera Theatre
Daniel Beckwith, conductor • Melanie Helton, director
King Xerxes casts his eye on a young lady and decides he wants her for his queen causing a tangled web of mistaken identity, thwarted plots, and unrequited love. Sparkling with beautiful arias, what more could anyone want in an opera? Sung in Italian with English surtitles.