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Set in the Venetian Republic, the story centers on love, betrayal, virtue, and honour. Two pairs of crossed lovers are reunited by a benevolent monarch.
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Set in the Venetian Republic, the story centers on love, betrayal, virtue, and honour. Two pairs of crossed lovers are reunited by a benevolent monarch.
An opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
Menelaus disguises himself as an Amazon to approach Helen, while Theseus also pursues her. Peritoo falls for Menelaus, believing him to be a woman. Theseus abducts Helen and abandons Hippolyta, who later finds him. Helen is freed by Castor and Pollux; Theseus marries Hippolyta, and Menelaus reveals himself and marries Helen.
In Rome in 222 AD, Emperor Eliogabalo indulges his desires and disregards the people around him. He pursues Gemmira and Eritea, who love Alessandro and Giuliano, and plots to drug the women and kill his cousin Alessandro. His schemes collapse, and after Eliogabalo attempts to assault Gemmira, the guards kill him. Alessandro becomes emperor and marries Gemmira; Giuliano and Eritea also unite.
This five-act opera concerns Hercules and draws on Sophocles' The Trachiniae and Book 9 of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
This three-act opera features Erismena, daughter of King Erimante, along with Aldimira, a favourite of the king, and princes Idraspe and Orimeno.
An Italian three-act opera by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
Jason is in love with Medea, though he is already married to Queen Isifile and has twins with her. After winning the Golden Fleece, Jason and Medea arrive in Lemnos, where Isifile confronts him. Jason orders his captain Besso to kill Isifile, but Besso instead throws Medea into the sea. A chain of misunderstandings resolves with Jason and Isifile reconciled, while Medea and Aegeus turn to one another.
This opera by Francesco Cavalli concerns Apollo's love for the nymph Daphne, following the account in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
An opera based on the ancient myth of Hypermnestra, whose story later also inspired Metastasio's distinct libretto Ipermestra.
This Italian dramma per musica concerns Xerxes I. Its libretto draws on Book 7 of Herodotus's Histories and is more directly based on Raffaele Tauro's comedy L'ingelosite speranze, itself adapted from Lope de Vega's Lo cierto por lo dudoso.
A revised Roman version of Cavalli’s Giasone, with musical additions and changes by Alessandro Stradella and a revised libretto by Giovanni Filippo Apolloni. A distinct plot summary is not provided.
Egisto and Clori are captured by pirates and sold separately. Climene is captured on her wedding day and sold to the same master as Egisto. A year later, Egisto escorts her home to Zakynthos as they each search for their former lovers; unbeknownst to them, Clori has fallen in love with Lidio, Climene's intended husband. The gods' machinations bring further suffering before the story reaches a happy conclusion.
An Italian opera in a prologue and three acts about the mythological hunter Orion.
This mythological opera combines the story of Jupiter’s seduction of Callisto with Diana’s encounter with Endymion.
Cavalli and Busenello adapt Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid but replace Dido’s suicide after Aeneas leaves her with a happy ending: Iarbas, king of the Getuli, saves Dido from herself and marries her. The opera is structured as a prologue and three acts.
Pallante loves Cleria, while Meonte's love for Cleria leaves his former lover Erabena disguised as her servant. Love is redirected through the arrows of Cupid: Erabena wounds Cupid with one, and Cleria accidentally pricks herself with another. Pallante frees Darete from the sorceress Ericlea; it is then revealed that Pallante and Meonte are brothers. The separated lovers reunite, and Cupid reconciles with Psyche.
This early opera scenica by Francesco Cavalli treats the mythological wedding of Thetis and Peleus, with scenes involving gods, Tritons, Bacchantes, demons, chorus, and dancers.
Princes Amida and Ormindo both love Erisbe, the unhappy wife of the elderly King Hariadeno. Amida is reminded that he abandoned Princess Sicle, who he believes died after his betrayal. A séance reveals Sicle is alive, and Amida realizes he still loves her. Erisbe and Ormindo plan to elope, but the King orders his captain Osmano to poison them. At the urging of Erisbe’s confidante Mirinda, Osmano substitutes a sleeping potion. The King later learns that Ormindo is his son and forgives the lovers, ceding the kingdom to him.
An Italian opera based on the story of the Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola.
An Italian opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Niccolò Minato.
This three-act dramma per musica features Oristeo, King of Epirus, his son Euralio, and the princesses Diomeda and Corinta, alongside Trasimede, Prince of Archaea.
This three-act Italian dramma per musica features Pompey the Great and other historical figures, including Sextus Pompey, Mithridates, Julius Caesar, and Crassus.
An Italian opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
This three-act dramma per musica concerns Scipio Africanus and is based on Livy's account The Continence of Scipio.
The King of Armenia captures Stateira and her mother during a war with Darius of Persia. Cloridaspis, King of Arabia and in love with Stateira, frees them and returns them to Darius; Stateira tends the wounded Arab king and falls in love with him. Usimano, an Egyptian prince disguised as Stateira's servant Ermosilla, grows jealous; by the end, Stateira marries Cloridaspis and relinquishes the Persian throne, while Usimano marries Floralba.
During the Spanish siege of a Moorish fortress at Gibraltar, Queen Veremonda discovers that Spanish general Delio is secretly in love with Moorish queen Zelemina. Disguised as a soldier, Veremonda enters the citadel with Delio and delays his attempt to force himself on her. While the Moors attend a religious celebration, she opens the fortress to Spanish forces and her Amazons. The Spanish win, and Delio and the converted Zelemina marry.
Set in the Venetian Republic, the story centers on love, betrayal, virtue, and honour. Two pairs of crossed lovers are reunited by a benevolent monarch.
An opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
Menelaus disguises himself as an Amazon to approach Helen, while Theseus also pursues her. Peritoo falls for Menelaus, believing him to be a woman. Theseus abducts Helen and abandons Hippolyta, who later finds him. Helen is freed by Castor and Pollux; Theseus marries Hippolyta, and Menelaus reveals himself and marries Helen.
In Rome in 222 AD, Emperor Eliogabalo indulges his desires and disregards the people around him. He pursues Gemmira and Eritea, who love Alessandro and Giuliano, and plots to drug the women and kill his cousin Alessandro. His schemes collapse, and after Eliogabalo attempts to assault Gemmira, the guards kill him. Alessandro becomes emperor and marries Gemmira; Giuliano and Eritea also unite.
This five-act opera concerns Hercules and draws on Sophocles' The Trachiniae and Book 9 of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
This three-act opera features Erismena, daughter of King Erimante, along with Aldimira, a favourite of the king, and princes Idraspe and Orimeno.
An Italian three-act opera by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
Jason is in love with Medea, though he is already married to Queen Isifile and has twins with her. After winning the Golden Fleece, Jason and Medea arrive in Lemnos, where Isifile confronts him. Jason orders his captain Besso to kill Isifile, but Besso instead throws Medea into the sea. A chain of misunderstandings resolves with Jason and Isifile reconciled, while Medea and Aegeus turn to one another.
This opera by Francesco Cavalli concerns Apollo's love for the nymph Daphne, following the account in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
An opera based on the ancient myth of Hypermnestra, whose story later also inspired Metastasio's distinct libretto Ipermestra.
This Italian dramma per musica concerns Xerxes I. Its libretto draws on Book 7 of Herodotus's Histories and is more directly based on Raffaele Tauro's comedy L'ingelosite speranze, itself adapted from Lope de Vega's Lo cierto por lo dudoso.
A revised Roman version of Cavalli’s Giasone, with musical additions and changes by Alessandro Stradella and a revised libretto by Giovanni Filippo Apolloni. A distinct plot summary is not provided.
Egisto and Clori are captured by pirates and sold separately. Climene is captured on her wedding day and sold to the same master as Egisto. A year later, Egisto escorts her home to Zakynthos as they each search for their former lovers; unbeknownst to them, Clori has fallen in love with Lidio, Climene's intended husband. The gods' machinations bring further suffering before the story reaches a happy conclusion.
An Italian opera in a prologue and three acts about the mythological hunter Orion.
This mythological opera combines the story of Jupiter’s seduction of Callisto with Diana’s encounter with Endymion.
Cavalli and Busenello adapt Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid but replace Dido’s suicide after Aeneas leaves her with a happy ending: Iarbas, king of the Getuli, saves Dido from herself and marries her. The opera is structured as a prologue and three acts.
Pallante loves Cleria, while Meonte's love for Cleria leaves his former lover Erabena disguised as her servant. Love is redirected through the arrows of Cupid: Erabena wounds Cupid with one, and Cleria accidentally pricks herself with another. Pallante frees Darete from the sorceress Ericlea; it is then revealed that Pallante and Meonte are brothers. The separated lovers reunite, and Cupid reconciles with Psyche.
This early opera scenica by Francesco Cavalli treats the mythological wedding of Thetis and Peleus, with scenes involving gods, Tritons, Bacchantes, demons, chorus, and dancers.
Princes Amida and Ormindo both love Erisbe, the unhappy wife of the elderly King Hariadeno. Amida is reminded that he abandoned Princess Sicle, who he believes died after his betrayal. A séance reveals Sicle is alive, and Amida realizes he still loves her. Erisbe and Ormindo plan to elope, but the King orders his captain Osmano to poison them. At the urging of Erisbe’s confidante Mirinda, Osmano substitutes a sleeping potion. The King later learns that Ormindo is his son and forgives the lovers, ceding the kingdom to him.
An Italian opera based on the story of the Roman hero Gaius Mucius Scaevola.
An Italian opera in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Niccolò Minato.
This three-act dramma per musica features Oristeo, King of Epirus, his son Euralio, and the princesses Diomeda and Corinta, alongside Trasimede, Prince of Archaea.
This three-act Italian dramma per musica features Pompey the Great and other historical figures, including Sextus Pompey, Mithridates, Julius Caesar, and Crassus.
An Italian opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
This three-act dramma per musica concerns Scipio Africanus and is based on Livy's account The Continence of Scipio.
The King of Armenia captures Stateira and her mother during a war with Darius of Persia. Cloridaspis, King of Arabia and in love with Stateira, frees them and returns them to Darius; Stateira tends the wounded Arab king and falls in love with him. Usimano, an Egyptian prince disguised as Stateira's servant Ermosilla, grows jealous; by the end, Stateira marries Cloridaspis and relinquishes the Persian throne, while Usimano marries Floralba.
During the Spanish siege of a Moorish fortress at Gibraltar, Queen Veremonda discovers that Spanish general Delio is secretly in love with Moorish queen Zelemina. Disguised as a soldier, Veremonda enters the citadel with Delio and delays his attempt to force himself on her. While the Moors attend a religious celebration, she opens the fortress to Spanish forces and her Amazons. The Spanish win, and Delio and the converted Zelemina marry.