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

Par Renato Verga, 01 novembre 2021

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Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 30 octobre 2021

Cavalli, La Calisto

Teatro alla Scala

Christophe Rousset, Direction

Sir David McVicar, Mise en scène

Charles Edwards, Décors

Doey Lüthi, Costumes

Adam Silverman, Lumières

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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Laura Servidei, 7th December

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Laura Servidei, 8th November

Alexander Soddy leads a great cast in a clever, supremely entertaining new production in Milan.

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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