Name: Orontea
Start: 2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: City Recital Hall

Organization

Cantante

Controtenore

Douglas Kelly

Corindo

Contralto

Dominica Matthews

Aristea

Scenografia

Jeremy Allen

Costumi

Sabina Myers

Luci

Damien Cooper

Mezzosoprano

Anna Dowsley

Orontea

Tenore

Jonathan Abernethy

Alidoro

Soprano

Sofia Troncoso

Silandra

Max Riebl

Basso

David Greco

Creonte

Roberta Diamond

Giacinta

Jacqueline Dark

Baritono

Andrew O'Connor

Gelone

Louis Hurley

Tibrino

Regia

Constantine Costi

Direzione d'orchestra

Erin Helyard

Opera Australia

Pinchgut Opera

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Antipodes

italiano

Sydney

Australia

City Recital Hall

Orontea Cesti

Public

inglese

Approvato

“Duty and passion, old flames and new flings, music and wine all come head-to-head in a riotous night at the opera.” Constantine Costi
Irresistibly charming and wickedly funny, Orontea deftly combines Cesti’s melodic inventiveness with Cicognini’s clever and comic libretto.

Orontea features an artfully assembled cast led by stunning soprano Anna Dowsley – star of the film A Delicate Fire – together with Pinchgut fan-favourites Max Riebl, David Greco, Jacqueline Dark and Andrew O’Connor. New Zealand tenor Jonathan Abernathy joins American soprano Sofia Troncoso in their Pinchgut opera debuts.

Musical heir to Monteverdi and a younger contemporary of Cavalli, Cesti was one of the most popular composers of the 17th century. When it premiered in 1656, Orontea immediately captured the public’s attention through its brilliant and skilful combination of poetry and music.

Studded with memorable arias and remarkable duets, Cesti’s gifts for musical characterisation and melodic story telling are here on display for the first time in Australia.

In the spirit of Cavalli’s The Loves of Apollo & Dafne, Pinchgut Opera brings you another delicious taste of Italian opera made fresh for today’s audiences, with the promise of revelry, beauty and laughter.

English

Crediti di rappresentazione (Cast e team di produzione )

Cast

Team creativo

Ensemble

Co-produttore