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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La Calisto canonical 6

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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ