Cavalli: Eliogabalo
Francesco Cavalli's opera live at the Palais Garnier, Paris on September 14, 2016
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Sinopsis
Systematically overturning accepted morals, Elagabalus dresses men as women, and names women to the Senate, favours sinning servants and humiliates generals. Baroque and carnivalesque, Eliogabalo is not, however, an opera that advocates a return to order. Leonardo GarcĂa AlarcĂłn, a finder of baroque gems, and Thomas Jolly are careful not to transform Eliogabalo into a sublime icon who would abase virtue. On the contrary, the conductor and young director, who are presenting their first production for the Paris Opera, accept the characterâs contradictions and ambiguities
Sinopsis
Systematically overturning accepted morals, Elagabalus dresses men as women, and names women to the Senate, favours sinning servants and humiliates generals. Baroque and carnivalesque, Eliogabalo is not, however, an opera that advocates a return to order. Leonardo GarcĂa AlarcĂłn, a finder of baroque gems, and Thomas Jolly are careful not to transform Eliogabalo into a sublime icon who would abase virtue. On the contrary, the conductor and young director, who are presenting their first production for the Paris Opera, accept the characterâs contradictions and ambiguities
Editor's Take
A visually stunning epic, 'Cavalli: Eliogabalo' transports you to another world, leaving you mesmerized and wanting more.