Hipermestra is an opera in a prologue and 3 acts by Francesco Cavalli - more specifically, it is a festa teatrale. The opera was set to a libretto by G. A. Moniglia, and was first performed at Florence on 12 June 1658. The plot is based upon the ancient tale of Hypermnestra, a story that also later served as a basis for a well-known libretto Ipermestra by Metastasio. It was staged several times up to 1680.

Modern performances

The opera was revived by the Early Music festival in Utrecht in 2006 by La Sfera Armoniosa under Mike Fentross.

A modern production staged by Graham Vick and conducted by William Christie took place at Glyndebourne in 2017 .[1]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, 12 June 1658
(Conductor: - )
Alindo soprano
Amore soprano
Arbante tenor
Arsace tenor
Berenice contralto
Danao bass
Delmiro contralto
Discordia contralto
Elisa soprano
Gelosia tenor
Giove baritone
Giunone soprano
Hipermestra soprano
Linceo soprano
Vafrino soprano
Venere soprano
Vulcano baritone

Recordings

  • L'Ipermestra La Sfera Armoniosa & Mike Fentross Utrecht Early Music Festival 2006
  • Glyndebourne 2017.[2]

References

  1. "Hipermestra review – Cavalli comes in from the cold". Guardian. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Hipermestra, 1 June 2017".


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