La Calisto arrives at La Scala for the first time and triumphs

Von Renato Verga, 01 November 2021

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 30 Oktober 2021

Cavalli, La Calisto

Teatro alla Scala

Christophe Rousset, Musikalische Leitung

Sir David McVicar, Regie

Charles Edwards, Bühnenbild

Doey Lüthi, Kostüme

Adam Silverman, Licht

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

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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.

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