La Calisto

For this gem from the opera repertoire, I had the gods communicate with each other in a historically informed manner, i.e. in the rhetorical style, but when they interact with mortals, they of course drop the decorum. This is in accordance with the rules of rhetoric: the noble characters are strictly subject to these rules, while the lower classes are much less so. 

Première:

06-06-1992

Producer
Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag

Location
Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, NL

composer: Francesco Cavalli libretto: Giovanni Faustini

Baroque ensemble of the Royal Conservatoire, conducted by Kenneth Montgomery / stage-director: Javier López Piñón / scenography and lighting: Henk Kraayenzank / costumes: Ferry Smidt / cast: Sheila van Reenen, Astrid Vrenzen, Frank van Aken, Nanco de Vries, Susan van der Kroft e.o. soloists of the Operaclass of the Royal Conservatoire 

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