Cavalli's La Calisto: R3 in Concert Monday 28 November

[doversoul1]

Francesco Cavalli's La Calisto, first performed in Venice in 1651, blends comedy and tragedy with music of sensuous beauty and irresistible charm. The opera's libretto is based on the ancient Greek myth of the nymph Callisto as related by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.
Its modern revival at the 1970 Glyndebourne Festival created a wave of interest in Baroque opera that continues to grow today, driven by the energy and artistic vision of groups such as La Nuova Musica and its director David Bates, who made his critically acclaimed US debut in 2014 conducting La Calisto with Cincinnati Opera.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083qrgr

http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/opera-synopses-l-thru-z/fl/La-Calisto-Synopsis.htm

[ardcarp]

Thanks for that dovers. Strozzi has been discussed a lot recently, and I believe she studied with Cavalli. Also, during the interval, there is a talk about that wonderful broadcast for children, Pied Piper.

[jean]

It'll be an interesting comparison with the ETO version I've just seen.

That was criticised for overdoing the humour, in particular for having Linfea sung by a tenor.

But I see from the cast list that this performance does the same.

[doversoul1]

I’m listening to it now. The performance sounds wonderful.