Opera Essentia latest opera film, Händel’s “Radamisto,” has been released.

The live performance of “Radamisto” took place at Green Oasis Community Garden in  New York City on May 24, 2025. The cast featured Teresa Castillo as Polissena, Katherine Lerner Lee in the role of Fraarte, Jeffrey Mandelbaum as Radamisto, Hans Tashjian as Tiridate, and Kristin Renee Young played Zenobia. They were joined by dancers Adelle Lorraine and Patrick Pride, Jr.

The score was presented as a distillation of the original, created by Mandelbaum. Amelia Sie, Ryan Cheng, Kristina Giles, Serafim Smigelskiy, and Rebecca Pechefsky made up the Baroque Orchestra.

Marty Jeiven served as Executive Producer with Rod Gomez as Stage Director and Production Coordinator. Choreography was by Julia Bengtsson and Ian Cheng Gonzales served as Costume Designer. H. Paul Moon was in charge of filming, sound recording, and mastering.

Other films by the opera troupe include Händel’s “Admeto,” “Orlando,” and “Imeneo.” Each Baroque opera was performed in a New York City community garden space.

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