La Calisto
E585007
La Calisto is a 1651 Baroque opera by Francesco Cavalli that retells the myth of the nymph Callisto with a blend of comic and pastoral elements.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francesco Cavalli | 0 |
| Giovanni Faustini | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| acts | 3 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
myth of Callisto ⓘ |
| character |
Calisto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ Endimione NERFINISHED ⓘ Giove NERFINISHED ⓘ Giunone NERFINISHED ⓘ Linfea NERFINISHED ⓘ Satirino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Francesco Cavalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| featuresRoleType | trouser role of Giove disguised as Diana ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
dramma per musica ⓘ opera ⓘ pastoral opera ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInItalian | La Calisto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | public opera in 17th-century Venice ⓘ |
| includesElement |
arias
ⓘ
comic scenes ⓘ ensembles ⓘ pastoral scenes ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Giovanni Faustini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme | metamorphosis of Callisto into a constellation ⓘ |
| notableModernProduction | Glyndebourne Festival Opera production (1970s) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Calisto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
libretto for La Calisto ⓘ |
| orchestration | continuo-dominated Baroque ensemble ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1651 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Sant’Apollinare, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revival | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and three acts ⓘ |
| style | Venetian Baroque opera ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
chastity and temptation
ⓘ
divine jealousy ⓘ love and desire among gods and mortals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.