Movie¡2019
Xerxes - Berlin
Synopsis
On his military campaign abroad, an eccentric king is more concerned with conquering women than land. He always gets his way, until one day he falls for his brotherâs secret lover. Xerxesâ tactics, which he changes as often as his opulent costumes, allow his opponents little time to rest. This results in a âbaroque Muppet Show,â as the celebrated Norwegian director Stefan Herheim describes his spectacular stage production. After a bewildering series of games of love and intrigue, Handelâs opera ends with the insight that life is a theatre in which one cannot always choose oneâs own role.
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