Opera
La Calisto
For nearly 300 years, this work lay hidden from lovers of music and drama, but this heady score was rediscovered in the 20th century. The poetic libretto and rich score charts the relationships between gods, men and women.
Composer: Francesco Cavalli
Libretto: Giovanni Faustini
Director: Elsie Edgerton-Till
Set and Costume Design: Isabella Andronos
Musical Direction: Neal Peres Da Costa
Lighting Design: Christopher Page
Choreographer: Kylie Bonaccorso
Assistant Director: Clemence Williams
Costume supervisor: Caitlyn Elliot
Set Assistants: Cass Lobb, Jack Ayoub, Nathan Byron, Ellen McNeill, Stephanie Troost, Georgia Eliza Melville
Production Manager: Marrianne Carter
Stills photography: Patrick Boland and Isabella Andronos
20 - 27 May, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Music Workshop 2017
”Edgerton-Till’s wedding setting allows for crisp gender delineations in Andronos’ costumes – suits and dresses – which are useful when there are gender-swapping disguises and plenty of pants roles, and the set is stark enough to give the singers plenty of breathing room, allowing the focus to fall on the music and acting.” Angus Mcpherson, Limelight Magazine, 2017
