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CAVALLI : L'EGISTO

Dramatic fable in a prologue and three acts on a libretto by Giovanni Faustini, first performed at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice in 1643

Marc Mauillon, Egisto
Ambroisine Bré, Climène
Zachary Wilder, Lidio
Sophie Junker, Clori 
Romain Bockler, Hipparco

Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre Conductor

In 1643 in Venice, Cavalli’s new opera caused a sensation among the audience of the Teatro San Cassiano. L’Egisto takes its name from the piece’s main character, an Arcadian shepherd who is misled by an ambiguous inscription into believing his love is lost. A succession of misunderstandings ensues, along with spectacular pieces of music, a scene of madness and a descent into the Underworld for this would-be Orpheus searching for his Eurydice. The sumptuousness of the music, which masterfully illustrates the emotions involved in a love quadrangle, offers Vincent Dumestre and his cast the opportunity to paint with dazzling colours and virtuoso strokes for this first great labyrinth of Baroque sentiment.

Produced by Opéra Royal/Château de Versailles Spectacles.

This show was recorded on March 22nd and 23rd 2022 at the Royal Opera of Versailles.   

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