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L'Egisto (opera)

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Template:Cavalli operasEgisto (Aegisthus) is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli. It was designated as a favola dramatica musicale. The Italian libretto was by Giovanni Faustina, his second text for Cavalli.

Performance history

It was first performed in Venice at the Teatro S Cassiano in 1643. Highly successful in its day, it was subsequently performed throughout Italy.

Roles

  • Lidio (alto)
  • Egisto (tenor)
  • Ipparco (tenor)
  • Apollo (alto)
  • Clori (soprano)
  • Climene (soprano)
  • Dema (alto)
  • Voluptia (Voluptuousness) (soprano)
  • Belezza (Beauty) (soprano)
  • Amor (Cupid) (soprano)
  • Semele (soprano)
  • Didone (contralto)
  • Fedra (soprano)
  • Hero (soprano)
  • Cinea (tenor)
  • L'Aurora (soprano)
  • La Notte (contralto)
  • Venere (soprano)

Sources

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