CAVALLI II Xerse - Trailer [2022 Festival della Valle d'Itria]

Francesco Cavalli succeeded Monteverdi as the most influential composer of the new genre of opera that emerged in mid-17th-century Venice. Il Xerse is a fictitious dramma per musica that tells of Persian King Xerxes’ love for Romilda, who in turn is in love with his brother Arsamene. The plot is an entertaining and extremely intricate human comedy of crossed loves, court intrigues and disguises – the work’s popularity saw it staged in Paris at the wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain. Since overshadowed by Handel’s later Xerxes, this Martina Franca production is the first in modern times.

Available in DVD (37983)/ Blu-ray (57983)

Recording place: Teatro Verdi, Martina Franca, Italy
Recording date: 25th / 29th / 31st July 2022

Conductor: Federico Maria Sardelli
Director: Leo Muscato
Set designer: Andrea Belli
Costumes designer: Giovanna Fiorentini
Lights designer: Alessandro Carletti

Cast:
Xerse, Carlo Vistoli, countertenor
Amastre, Ekaterina Protsenko, soprano
Arsamene, Gaia Petrone, mezzo-soprano
Romilda, Carolina Lippo, soprano
Adelanta, Dioklea Hoxha, soprano
Ariodate, Carlo Allemano, tenor
Aristone, Nicolò Donini, bass
Periarco, Nicolò Balducci, countertenor
Elviro, Aco Bišcevic, tenor
Cupido, Mario Fumarola, actor
Le Guardie (Guards), Greta Corrente, Flavia Grazia Giuliani,
Alessia Martino, Angelica Massafra

Orchestra Barocca Modo Antiquo

World Première on Video

RELEASE DATE: 16th June 2023

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