Doriclea
An opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
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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.
An Italian three-act opera by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
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.
This mythological opera combines the story of Jupiter’s seduction of Callisto with Diana’s encounter with Endymion.
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.
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.
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.
An Italian opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
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.
An Italian three-act opera by Francesco Cavalli to a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.
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.
This mythological opera combines the story of Jupiter’s seduction of Callisto with Diana’s encounter with Endymion.
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.
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.
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.
An Italian opera in three acts and a prologue by Francesco Cavalli with a libretto by Giovanni Faustini.