Cavalli's Erismena charms in Versailles

By Laura Servidei, 04 December 2017

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“of course, we have a nurse who is a man in drag – it wouldn't be Cavalli otherwise”

Reviewed at Château de Versailles: Royal Opera House, Versailles on 2 December 2017

Cavalli, Erismena ( )

Leonardo García-Alarcón, Conductor

Jean Bellorini, Director

Véronique Chazal, Set Designer

Macha Makeïeff, Costume Designer

Alexander Miminoshvili, Erimante

Francesca Aspromonte, Erismena

Susanna Hurrell, Aldimira

Stuart Jackson, Alcesta

Carlo Vistoli, Idraspe

Jakub Józef Orliński, Orimeno

Andrea Vincenzo Bonsignore, Agrippo

Patrick Kilbride, Diarte

Tai Oney, Clerio

Benedetta Mazzucato, Flerida

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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.