Cavalli
Erismena
A Venetian comic opera (with some modern twists) designed for four landmark Irish churches. Its world of dangerous sexual confusion and self-interest is depicted in lush sound - seven voices combining with period instruments (theorbo, harp, violins, viola de gamba, bass violin, recorder orhan and harpsichord). OTC's first opera by Francesco Cavalli, the great master of the 1650's, is performed in a rare English translation of that period. Erismena was produced specifically for a number of remarkable Irish Church buildings.
Tour Details
| Sat 15 Sept 2001 | Dublin | St. Werburgh's Church |
| Sun 16 Sept 2001 | Dublin | St. Werburgh's Church |
| Tue 18 Sept 2001 | Waterford | Christchurch Cathedral |
| Thurs 20 Sept 2001 | Galway | St. Nicholas' Church |
| Sat 22 Sept 2001 | Belfast | St. George's Church |
Production Information
Cast |
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| Erimante, King of Media | Andrew Slater |
| Idraspe, Prince of Iberia, calling himself Erineo | Jonathan Peter Kenny |
| Erismena, An Armenian disguised as a warrior | Lynda Lee |
| Agrippo, Servant to Orimeno | James Bierney |
| Orimeno, Prince allied to Erimante | Emer McGilloway |
| Aldimira, Captive slave to Erimante | Charlotte Page |
| Flerida, Servant to Aldmira | Robert Burt |
Creative Team |
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| Music Director | David Adams |
| Director | James Conway |
| Set & Lighting Design | Rodney Grant |
| Costume Design | Rodney Grant & Caroline Bronwen Hughes |
