Lucio Vero Stuart Jackson tenor
Vologeso Rachel Kelly mezzo-soprano
Berenice Gemma Summerfield soprano
Lucilla Angela Simkin mezzo-soprano
Flavio Jennifer France soprano
Aniceto Tom Verney countertenor

Set in Ephesus, on the western extremes of the Parthian Empire, Il Vologeso centres on Berenice, a woman caught between two men—the victorious Roman Lucio Vero, and Vologeso IV, King of the Parthians (thought dead, but recently returned after his defeat in battle). The excesses of the story inspire from Jommelli (an exact contemporary of Gluck and one of the most celebrated composers of his day) music which melds the lyricism of Italian opera with dramatically charged elements more commonly found in French opera of the day.