An original, dynamic show tells of how in the year 1600 in Florence, opera was “invented", the musical genre that would dominate Europe for the next three centuries. While preparations were underway for the first performance of Euridice by Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini at Pitti Palace, discussions were flaring between the members of the Camerata de’ Bardi, and love affairs between prima donnas and the chroniclers of the times were rampant. Orpheus was searching for his wife and opera was beginning its journey with many composers musically enriching this marvelous adventure.
Artists
Conductor
Carlomoreno Volpini
Direction
Manu Lalli
Scenes
Roberta Lazzeri
Coro di voci bianche di Opera in campo e della Scuola secondaria di I grado dell’Istituto San Giuseppe di Firenze
Ensemble of Ancient Music and the Instrumentalists of the Music Conservatory “Luigi Cherubini” of Florence
Actors
Francesco Pomicino (Giulio Caccini/Ruffo)
Michele Monasta (Jacopo Peri/Bastiano)
Chiara Casalbuoni (Francesca Caccini/Flora)
Gabriele Zini (Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane/Ruffo)
Cecilia Russo (Isabella)
Luca Baldini (Ulio)
Federico Zini (Liso)
Andrea Landi (Ottavio Rinuccini/Baccio)