Francesco Cavalli: La Didone - Production & Contact Info

Francesco Cavalli: La Didone (2011)
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TV Movie | 176 min | Drama, Musical

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Francesco Cavalli: La Didone (2011)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 176 min | Drama, Musical

Preceded by a solemn prologue in which Iride admonishes mortals that they should not offend the gods, the story of Cavalli's Didone comes to life thanks to numerous solo passages of highly varied character and structure, designed both for ...See morePreceded by a solemn prologue in which Iride admonishes mortals that they should not offend the gods, the story of Cavalli's Didone comes to life thanks to numerous solo passages of highly varied character and structure, designed both for simple basso continuo support and for a more complex instrumental accompaniment, for five real parts which enjoy some independent moments and which create a diversion from the action or blend in with it in a wholly logical way, intensifying it in a studied, evocative manner. The tragic story of the Carthaginian queen is thus unfolded with extreme attention in a framework that had already been adopted by Monteverdi, of whom Cavalli is considered a worthy successor. In this case it is enlivened and, we might say, given a more popular, direct appeal as it aims to communicate with a public that is gradually expanding. The composer is sincere when he states: "My spirit has always been far from the printing press: I have preferred to allow my weaknesses to run where fortune takes them with the pen rather than the press." He identifies with the torment of Didone and with the "force of nature" (Prunières) that is his and the brilliance of some of his solutions, he creates one of the most tragic, tormented operas of the entire seventeenth century. See less

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Name	Known for
William Christie Self - Direction musicale, clavecin Self - Direction musicale, clavecin See fewer	Marie Antoinette (2006)
Anna Bonitatibus Didone Didone See fewer	L'incoronazione di Poppea, Dramma musicale in one prologue and three acts (2012)
Kresimir Spicer Enea Enea See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (I) (2002)
Xavier Sabata Iarha Iarha See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Maria Streijffert Ecuba Ecuba See fewer	Orest (2006)
Katherine Watson Cassandra, Damigella, Dama Cassandra, Damigella, Dama See fewer	Miranda (2017)
Tehila Nini Goldstein Creusa, Giunone, Dama Creusa, Giunone, Dama See fewer	Am grossen Wannsee: The Wannsee Recordings (2011)
Mariana Rewerski Anna, Fortuna, Dama Anna, Fortuna, Dama See fewer	Francesco Cavalli: La Didone (2011)
Claire Debono Venere, Iride, Damigella Venere, Iride, Damigella See fewer	L'incoronazione di Poppea, Dramma musicale in one prologue and three acts (2012)
Terry Wey Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore Ascanio, Amore, Cacciatore See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Victor Torres Anchise, Un Vecchio Anchise, Un Vecchio See fewer	Orlando Paladino (2009)
Valerio Contaldo Corebo, Eolo, Cacciatore Corebo, Eolo, Cacciatore See fewer	Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (2022)
Mathias Vidal Iloneo, Mercutio Iloneo, Mercutio See fewer	L'incoronazione di Poppea, Dramma musicale in one prologue and three acts (2012)
Joseph Cornwell Acate, Sicheo, Pirro Greco Acate, Sicheo, Pirro Greco See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (I) (2002)
Francisco Javier Borda Sinon Greco, Giove, Nettuno, Cacciatore Sinon Greco, Giove, Nettuno, Cacciatore See fewer	Francesco Cavalli: La Didone (2011)
Les Arts Florissants Themselves Themselves See fewer	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Hiro Kurosaki Self - Solo violin Self - Solo violin See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Catherine Girard Self - Violin Self - Violin See fewer	Bye-Bye (1968)
Galina Zinchenko Self - Viola Self - Viola See fewer	Golden Eighties (1986)
Simon Heyerick Self - Viola Self - Viola See fewer	Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Anne-Marie Lasla Self - Basso continuo: viola da gamba Self - Basso continuo: viola da gamba See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
David Simpson Self - Basso continuo: cello Self - Basso continuo: cello See fewer	Les Boréades (2003)
Erin Headley Self - Basso continuo: lycone Self - Basso continuo: lycone See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Jonathan Cable Self - Basso continuo: double basse Self - Basso continuo: double basse See fewer	L'incoronazione di Poppea, Dramma musicale in one prologue and three acts (2012)
Claude Wassmer Self - Basso continuo: clav Self - Basso continuo: clav See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Siobhan Armstrong Self - Basso continuo: Harp Self - Basso continuo: Harp See fewer	The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Brian Feehan Self - Basso continuo: Theorbo Self - Basso continuo: Theorbo See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Jonathan Rubin Self - Basso continuo: Lute, guitar Self - Basso continuo: Lute, guitar See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (I) (2002)
André Henrich Self - Basso continuo: Theorbo, guitar Self - Basso continuo: Theorbo, guitar See fewer	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Dramma in musica in tre atti (2010)
Paolo Zanzu Self - Basso continuo: Harpsichord Self - Basso continuo: Harpsichord See fewer	Scarlatti 555. Intégrale des sonates de Domenico Scarlatti (2018)
Clément Hervieu-Léger Self - Mise en scène Self - Mise en scène See fewer	Le misanthrope (2017)

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