In Katie Mitchell’s acclaimed 2015 production of Handel’s opera *Alcina*, performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival and praised by Bachtrack as “a night of a thousand delights,” Philippe Jaroussky as Ruggiero is captivated by Patricia Petibon as the sorceress Alcina. Conducted by Andrea Marcon, the performance was lauded by Opera News as “musically… a performance of the highest festival level.” The Financial Times described the production as “meticulously executed …, rich in detail, consummately polished.” The New York Times highlighted Mitchell’s staging, which features a fantastical sorcery machine and explores the contrasting public and private personas of Alcina and Morgana, including simulated sex and inventive vocal techniques.
