THE LOVES OF APOLLO & DAFNE
BY CAVALLI
CITY RECITAL HALL
Thurs 20 May 7pm | Sat 22 May 2pm | Sun 23 May 5pm | Tues 25 May 7pm | Wed 26 May 7pm
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“In its flowing eloquence and laments of exquisite beauty, this is a masterwork of the Italian baroque.” Mitchell Butel
Love is never a walk in the park.
But when Greek gods, river nymphs and mortals burning with passion all meet in the one place together, things are bound to get hot.
In this sensual pastoral fable, drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, worlds collide: heaven meets earth and music becomes magic. Apollo loves Dafne, Dafne loves her space. Titone loves Aurora, Aurora’s got her eye on Cefalo. Amore loves making mischief with them all. Hearts yearn as the sun and moon turn. Cavalli lets his creative genius soar, offering a new vision of opera: an inspired marriage of words and music that reveals the inmost thoughts and feelings of gods and mortals alike. In its bold passion, its flowing eloquence and its laments of exquisite beauty, this is a masterwork of the Italian baroque.
Artists
Alexandra Oomens Dafne / Aurora
Max Riebl Apollo / Morfeo / Titone / Cirilla / Cefalo
Stacey Alleaume Amore / Itaton / Eco / Procris
Jacqueline Dark Venere / Filena / Musa
David Hidden Sonno / Alfesibeo / Pan
Andrew O'Connor Panto / Giove / Peneo
Erin Helyard conductor
Mitchell Butel director
Jeremy Allen set designer
Melanie Liertz costume designer
Alexander Berlage lighting designer
PROGRAM
The Loves of Apollo & Dafne by Cavalli
Music by Francesco Cavalli (1640)
Lyrics by Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Running Time 3 hours including interval
Tickets $55 - $215
Under 30s $55 - $65