Ermione

Synopsis

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachino Rossini's epic opus ERMIONE is based on Jean Racine's play "Andromache." Set in Troy after the city fell to the Greeks, the production recounts the rancorous battle between widow Andromache and Helen of Troy's green-eyed daughter, Ermione for the love of Pyrrhus

Director

Humphrey Burton

Written by

Andrea Leone Tottola

Music

Gioachino Rossini

Studio

Channel 4 Television

Released

3 June 1995

Genres

Music