It’s not Hamlet, and it’s not Shakespeare. It’s Ambleto — the very first opera in music history to tell the story of the Danish prince — brought to Vienna with an unexpected ending that celebrates the central role of female figures. This symbolic choice lies at the heart of the new production of Ambleto, the Baroque masterpiece by Francesco Gasparini, on stage at the MusikTheater an der Wien from May 6 to 17, 2025.
In his double role as countertenor and musical director, over the coming months Raffaele Pe will be touring with the baroque ensemble he created, La Lira di Orfeo, and performing in some of the most important European concert halls, like the Wigmore Hall in London, the MusikTheater an der Wien, and Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Raffaele Pe makes his debut in the title role of Händel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival and sings for the first time at London’s Wigmore Hall: a double debut in June in
