Organization

Lighting designer

Fabio Barettin

Alessandro Carletti

Singer

Tenor

Jorge Navarro Colorado

Gualtiero

Contralto

Ann Hallenberg

Griselda

Soprano

Michela Antenucci

Costanza

Countertenor

Antonio Giovannini

Roberto

Kangmin Justin Kim

Ottone

Rosa Bove

Corrado

Stage director

Gianluca Falaschi

Conductor

Diego Fasolis

Costume designer

Set designer

Teatro La Fenice

Others

Coro del Teatro La Fenice

Orchestra

Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice

La Griselda -  (Griselda)

Venice

Italy

Teatro Malibran

La Griselda Vivaldi

Public

Italian

Approved

Michela Antenucci, Jorge Navarro Colorado and Ann Hallenberg

Costanza, Gualtiero and Griselda

Vivaldi wrote La Griselda in 1735 as a showcase for the mezzo-soprano Anna Girò, very close to him in art and life. The subject of the work derives from the medieval tale of Patient Griselda, elaborated by Boccaccio and by Chaucer as an example of female constancy through the most cruel trials. It was with La Griselda that Vivaldi, hitherto considered too plebeian a musician to be represented in the best theaters in Venice, finally set foot in the elegant Teatro Grimani di San Samuele. Six characters sing a variety of 'confrontation arias' whose lyrics allude to storms, birds, lightning bolts etc., each with the brilliant musical illustrations well known from Vivaldi's concerts.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble