Cavalli: Hercules in Love
Cavalli: Hercules in Love
Francesco Cavalli, a natural successor to Monteverdi, was the most famous and influential Italian opera composer during the mid-17th century. Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to the king, commissioned Cavalli to create a Parisian spectacle to celebrate the wedding of the ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV and the Infanta of Spain. Ercole amante (‘Hercules in Love’) was the flattering subject chosen for this regal extravaganza combining larger-than-life characters with mythology, and genuine human emotions with natural and cosmic phenomena. The result is a sumptuous Baroque spectacle, conceived on a vast scale in this lavish production by directors Valerie Lesort and Christian Hecq.
Top Cast
Nahuel Di Pierro
As Ercole
Krystian Adam
As Hyllo
Anna Bonitatibus
As Giunone
Giuseppina Bridelli
As Deianira
Giulia Semenzato
As Venere / Bellezza / Cinzia
Luca Tittoto
As Nettuno / Eutyro
Ray Chenez
As Il Paggio
Francesca Aspromonte
As Iole
Eugénie Lefebvre
As Pasithea / Clerica / Terza Grazia / Secondo Pianeta
Dominique Visse
As Licco
Genres
Director
François Roussillon
Budget / Revenue
$0.0M / $0.0M
