Mannes Opera is thrilled to present La Calisto with rising star conductor Kamna Gupta working with Artistic Director Emma Griffin to create a vivid and contemporary take on this wild tale. This presentation of La Calisto is part of the @Abrons Series Program, a subsidized theater rental program that provides access to spaces and subsidized production services.
La Calisto, first performed in 1651 in Venice, is the best known of Pier Francesco Cavalli’s 40+ operas and is an astonishing example of early Baroque opera. Based on a libretto by Giovanni Faustini, it’s a wild, bawdy romp through the libidinous underbelly of mythology. The first story is the Ovidian myth of Calisto, in which the nymph is seduced by Jupiter disguised as Diana (a gorgeous reminder that people have been exploring gender on stage, and in life, for hundreds of years). The second story is the myth of Endymion, whose love for Diana is secretly reciprocated by the chaste goddess. Decidedly unchaste complications ensue as gods, satyrs, nymphs, and fools twist and turn within a raucous, unraveling plot. La Calisto’s synergy of sublime music and extravagant emotion feels modern and fresh today - undeniably one of the greatest music-dramatic pieces in the operatic repertoire.
Creative Team:
Conductor:Â Kamna Gupta
Director:Â Emma Griffin
Student Assistant Conductor: William Cabison
Student Assistant Director:Â Mihika Miranda
Production Stage Manager: Eve Kelly
Lighting Design:Â Alejandro Fajardo
Costume Design:Â Susanne Houstle
Assistant Costume Design:Â Ryan Ginter
Musical Preparation:Â Cris Frisco and Gary WedowÂ
Rehearsal Pianist/ Harpsichordist:Â Reed Woodhouse
Assistant Stage Manager:Â Anna Mondragon
Student Assistant Stage Manager:Â Zo Kiballa
Student Directing Observer:Â Raina Lawrence
Performances:
Friday, November, 18 at 7:30 PMÂ
Saturday, November, 19 at 3:00 PMÂ
Saturday, November, 19 at 7:30 PMÂ
Sunday, November, 20 at 2:30 PMÂ
La Calisto will be available to stream on-demand on December 2 at 7:30pm - RSVP!
Calisto: Anna Aistova
Diana: Jihye Seo
Mercurio: Daniel Rosenberg
Giove: Christopher Lau
Giove in Diana: Lindsey KanagaÂ
Endimione: Elisse Albian
Giunone: Marieke de Koker
La Natura: Morena la Vecchia GalanÂ
L'Eternità : Yixuan LiÂ
Il Destino: Jillian Agona
Linfea: Maia Sumanaweera
Satirino: Emmet Solomon
Pane: Joohyun Kim
Silvano:Â Yuan Lai
Furia 1: Olivia GrayÂ
Furia 2:Â Anna Ruhland
Calisto: Hannah Cho
Diana: Despoina Drandaki
Mercurio: Samuel Ng
Giove: Samuel Rachmuth
Giove in Diana: Lindsey Kanaga
Endimione: Katy Lee
Giunone: Eliza Masewicz
La Natura: Cameron Johnson
L'Eternità : Isabel Silva
Il Destino: Estelina SylaÂ
Linfea: Teddy Siegel
Satirino: Knox Van Horn
Pane: Arianna Paz
Silvano: Yuan Lai
Furia 1: Sarah Stevenson
Furia 2: Yimo Li
Under the leadership of Managing Artistic Director Emma Griffin, the Mannes Opera is a training program with a curiosity for the new and a devotion to craft for operatic artists. As part of the College of Performing Arts, the program uses the medium of opera to innovate, improvise, and create, and offers young artists extensive performance practice and opportunities.Â
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