Soprano Vanessa Goikoetxea performs the title role of Alcina, singing of her heartbreak in the aria, "Ah mio cor." In this scene, Alcina realizes her hold over Ruggiero has been broken and she no longer has his love, lamenting "How can you abandon me to my tears?" Alcina is on stage now and runs through October 28. Get tickets at www.seattleopera.org/alcina/ 🎥 Video by Bill Mohn | Seattle Opera

How about some opera on this Saturday? New VOD release on medici.tv: Handel's Alcina! One of the composer's most beautiful operas, conducted by Marc Minkowski! Enjoy --> http://bit.ly/2lqs7v3 | medici.tv

Magie ↔️ Realität: In Händels Oper Alcina prallen zwei Welten aufeinander. Die bunte Fantasiewelt der Zauberin und die kühle Realität ihrer Gegenspielerin Bradamante. Beide kämpfen um die Liebe Ruggieros. Für welche Welt wird er sich entscheiden? Morgen feiert "Alcina" in der Inszenierung von Lydia Steier Premiere! ➡️ http://bit.ly/alcina-hannover | Staatsoper Hannover

🏝️ A closer look behind-the-scenes of The Royal Opera's Alcina, set on an enchanted island where a beautiful but dangerous enchantress lives Catch Richard Jones’s intoxicating new staging of Handel's opera on the Main Stage now, with tickets from £11: https://bit.ly/3T06c9z | Royal Ballet And Opera