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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera
opera
acts 3
basedOn Greek mythology
myth of Callisto
character Calisto
Diana
Endimione
Giove
linked to: Jupiter

Giunone
linked to: Juno Regina

Linfea
Satirino
composer Francesco Cavalli
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice
era 17th century
featuresRoleType trouser role of Giove disguised as Diana
genre comic opera
dramma per musica
opera
pastoral opera
hasWorkTitleInItalian La Calisto
historicalContext public opera in 17th-century Venice
includesElement arias
comic scenes
ensembles
pastoral scenes
recitative
language Italian
librettist Giovanni Faustini
mythologicalTheme metamorphosis of Callisto into a constellation
notableModernProduction Glyndebourne Festival Opera production (1970s)
notableWork La Calisto
libretto for La Calisto
orchestration continuo-dominated Baroque ensemble
period Baroque
placeOfFirstPerformance Venice
premiereDate 1651
premierePlace Teatro Sant’Apollinare, Venice
linked to: Teatro San Moisè
revival 20th century
setting Arcadia
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
Francesco Cavalli notableWork La Calisto
subject linked to: Cavalli
La Calisto hasWorkTitleInItalian La Calisto
Francesco Cavalli notableWork La Calisto
subject linked to: La Calisto
Ormindo relatedWorkByComposer La Calisto