La Calisto
Composer: Francesco Cavalli
Librettist: Giovanni Faustini
Company: Glimmerglass Festival
| Performance Dates | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | Matinee |
| Friday, July 26, 2024 | |
| Saturday, August 03, 2024 | Matinee |
| Monday, August 05, 2024 | Matinee |
| Sunday, August 11, 2024 | Matinee |
| Saturday, August 17, 2024 | |
Synopsis
La Calisto is an opera by Francesco Cavalli from a libretto by Giovanni Faustini based on the mythological story of Callisto.
The opera received its first performance on 28 November 1651 at the Teatro Sant 'Apollinare, Venice, where it drew limited audiences for its run of eleven performances. In the twentieth century it was successfully revived.