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Cavalli's La Calisto arrives at La Scala for the first time and triumphs

By Renato Verga, 01 November 2021
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Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 30 October 2021
Programme
Cavalli, La Calisto
Performers
Teatro alla Scala
Christophe Rousset, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director
Charles Edwards, Set Designer
Doey Lüthi, Costume Designer
Adam Silverman, Lighting Designer
Chen Reiss, Calisto
Luca Tittoto, Giove
Olga Bezsmertna, Diana
Christophe Dumaux, Endimione
Véronique Gens, Giunone
Markus Werba, Mercurio
Chiara Amarù, Linfea
Federica Guida, L'Eternità
Svetlina Stoyanova, Il Destino
Damiana Mizzi, Satirino
Luigi De Donato, Silvano
Les Talens Lyriques
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.