La Calisto

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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.

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Giovanni Faustini 0

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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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Francesco Cavalli notableWork La Calisto