Hipermestra
Hipermestra is an opera in a prologue and 3 acts by Francesco Cavalli - more specifically, it is a festa teatrale. The opera was set to a libretto by G. A. Moniglia, and was first performed at Florence on 12 June 1658. The plot is based upon the ancient tale of Hypermnestra, a story that also later served as a basis for a well-known libretto Ipermestra by Metastasio. It was staged several times up to 1680.
Modern performances
[edit]The opera was revived by the Early Music festival in Utrecht in 2006 by La Sfera Armoniosa under Mike Fentross.
A modern production staged by Graham Vick and conducted by William Christie took place at Glyndebourne in 2017 .[1]
Roles
[edit]| Role | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Alindo | soprano |
| Amore | soprano |
| Arbante | tenor |
| Arsace | tenor |
| Berenice | contralto |
| Danao | bass |
| Delmiro | contralto |
| Discordia | contralto |
| Elisa | soprano |
| Gelosia | tenor |
| Giove | baritone |
| Giunone | soprano |
| Hipermestra | soprano |
| Linceo | soprano |
| Vafrino | soprano |
| Venere | soprano |
| Vulcano | baritone |
Recordings
[edit]- L'Ipermestra La Sfera Armoniosa & Mike Fentross Utrecht Early Music Festival 2006
- Glyndebourne 2017.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hipermestra review – Cavalli comes in from the cold". Guardian. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Hipermestra, 1 June 2017".
- Walker, Thomas & Alm, Irene (2001). "Francesco Cavalli: Works". In Sadie, Stanley & Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
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