Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from Handel's music drama Semele, including the famous aria 'Where e'er you walk'. Semele, a mortal princess, was the lover of Jupiter, nemesis of Juno, and mother of Bacchus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The work received only six performances in Handel's lifetime - perhaps due to its racy content - but today is a firm favourite with modern audiences.
