Baroque ensemble Scherzi Musicali presents in O mio core three opera fragments by Francesco Cavalli on the theme of broken love, directed by Piet Arfeuille.
I close my eyes and dream of yours. For in the ecstasy of desire, man is a God. Immortal, like children carrying the sun in their arms. Don't blow your sighs into me, my love, don't give me a Judas kiss. We don't want to be unapproachable. Refresh my temples, and my scorched lips. oh my core presents three mythical love couples. Jason and Medea, for once in perfect harmony. Love as a dream. Didone and Enea, perpendicular to each other because love invariably has to give way to ambition, the heart to the head. Because men are men, women are women. And finally, the wandering Calisto that immortal Zeus has his eye on. Because man and love are permanent and unique. Even if the environment reflects a destroyed belief in it. With 27 operas, the Venetian Baroque composer Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) has put together an extensive and fantastic oeuvre, which was imitated by Purcell, who based his lamento style on Cavalli's ideas. For O mio core singer Nicolas Achten chooses a series of arias, duets, lamenti and instrumental interludes from Cavalli's masterpieces Il Giasone , La Calisto and La Didone . Piet Arfeuille and Bart Clement provide a scenic translation.