Performer: Valerio Contaldo

In the intimate splendour of the Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth Baroque revives Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno with a riot of colors, eight masked countertenors and a Tiepolo-like air of playful chaos.

Extraordinary singing and acting from Mariana Flores stands out in a joyous concert performance of one of the first operas ever written.

Iván Fischer’s take on Monteverdi’s opera offers a radical rewriting within the trappings of a traditional staging.