Performer: Tai Oney

A series of ill-advised staging choices leads to a disappointingly drab performance of Monteverdi's Homeric epic.

A young, vibrant cast brings to life a rarely performed Baroque opera, in the production from the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

Don't attempt to plough through the synopsis, but enjoy Cavalli's sexy score, persuasively performed in Jean Bellorini's modern staging.