Cavalli's La Calisto returns to Munich

By Laura Servidei, 03 April 2018

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“Anna Bonitatibus, a master of Baroque singing... her coloratura was sparkling”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 2 April 2018

Cavalli, La Calisto

Bavarian State Opera

Christopher Moulds, Conductor

David Alden, Director

Paul Steinberg, Set Designer

Buki Shiff, Costume Designer

Christiane Karg, Calisto

Luca Tittoto, Giove

Anna Bonitatibus, Diana, Il Destino

Tim Mead, Endimione

Karina Gauvin, Giunone, L'Eternità

Georg Nigl, Mercurio

Guy de Mey, Linfea

Martin Mitterrutzner, Pane

Dominique Visse, La Natura, Satirino

Alexander Milev, Silvano

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

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