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Erismena: Festival d'Aix‐en‐Provence

About the Event

Discover Francesco Cavalli's rarely‐performed opera Erismena, in a production by Jean Bellorini and under the musical direction of Leonardo García Alarcón, a great specialist of Cavalli's music.

First performed in December 1655 in Venice, Erismena tells the story of kings, princesses, soldiers and slaves caught in a spiral of love affairs, intrigues and unsatisfied desires. A huge success following its creation in Venice, the work has nowadays disappeared from most repertoires. A unique occasion to see a true gem of 17th century opera being revived on stage.

Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles

Cast / Production

Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón
Director and lighting designer: Jean Bellorini
Set designers: Jean Bellorini and Véronique Chazal
Costume designer: Macha Makeieff

Erismena: Francesca Aspromonte
Idraspe: Carlo Vistoli
Aldimira: Susanna Hurrell
Orimeno: Jakub Józef Orlinski
Erimante: Alexander Miminoshvili
Flerida: Lea Desandre
Argippo: Andrea Bonsignore
Alcesta: Stuart Jackson
Diarte: Jonathan Abernethy
Clerio Moro: Tai Oney
Orchestra: Cappella Mediterranea

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