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Cavalli : Egisto

Thursday 22nd June 2023
8pm l 1h20 without intermission

Cast

Marc Mauillon Egisto
Zachary Wilder Lidio
Sophie Junker Clori
Ambroisine Bré Climène
Romain Bockler Hipparco

Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre Conductor

Concert in italian with french subtitles

The programme for this show is available here.

Presentation

Dramatic fable in music in a prologue and three acts to a booklet by Giovanni Faustini, first performed at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice in 1643.

From 1639 Cavalli directed the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, the first public opera house in Europe; he became the new star among Venetian opera composers after the success of his Didone in 1641. When he premiered Egisto in 1643, it marked a turning point in the composer's fame: it met with great success throughout the Peninsula. With the librettist Giovanni Faustini, a collaborator as important to him as Quinault had been to Lully, Cavalli fashioned a Venetian opera between scenic profusion, burlesque humour and highly expressive music.

In Egisto, their joint musical fable features Egisto and Climene, as well as Lydius and Cloris, two Arcadian couples whose fidelity in love is tested by capricious gods, provoking a thousand adventures and misunderstandings. Cross-dressing, kidnappings, threats, magical illusions, madness: the powers of the imagination disturb hearts and the most extreme passions unfold in anthological musical scenes. This little-known work was resurrected on stage by Vincent Dumestre in 2012: as an informed connoisseur of Italian Baroque music, and recorded for our collection in 2021. Orchestral colours and storms of the heart are at the centre of this multifaceted composition, a true example of Venetian Baroque opera served by a dream cast!

Concert to launch the CD in the Château de Versailles Spectacles collection

Thursday 22 June - "15 minutes with" at 7.30pm will take place at the Foyer Royal with Vincent Dumestre, conductor (to be confirmed) 

On presentation of your ticket for that evening and subject to availability.

PROGRAMME

Francesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676)
Egisto: Extracts

Lire la suite

Royal Opera

More info

Prices

Catégorie 3

22€ to 27€
Tarif Plein
27€
Tarif Réduit
22€
Tarif moins de 26 ans
22€
Carte CVS
22€

Catégorie 2

41€ to 49€
Tarif Plein
49€
Tarif Réduit
41€
Tarif moins de 26 ans
41€
Carte CVS
41€

Catégorie 1

54€ to 65€
Tarif Plein
65€
Tarif Réduit
54€
Tarif moins de 26 ans
54€
Carte CVS
54€

Prestige

92€ to 106€
Tarif Plein
106€
Tarif Réduit
92€
Tarif moins de 26 ans
92€
Carte CVS
92€

Prestige VIP

119€
Tarif Plein
119€

PRESTIGE VIP CATEGORY : Best seats in house with complimentary glass of champagne and programme.

PRESTIGE CATEGORY : Excellent seats with complimentary glass of champagne and programme.

REDUCED RATE applicable to under 26s, Chateau de Versailles Spectacles card holders and groups of more than 10 people (excluding special company offer).

To ensure the best welcome possible, people with limited mobility are advised to book their seats by telephone at +33 (0)1 30 83 78 89.

In case of any technical problem, the box office service remain available to complete your order by phone at +33 (0)1 30 83 78 89 (Monday-Friday from 11am to 6pm) or in our box office-shop (3 bis rue des Réservoirs, 78000 Versailles ; Monday-Friday from 11am to 6pm, and on Saturdays with concerts or shows except during the Musical Fountains Shows, from 2pm to 5pm).

Entrance and placement conditions will be adapted according to the health protocol enforced.

 

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