La Griselda
Antonio Vivaldi
All the brio of Vivaldi’s score and the inventiveness of Goldoni’s libretto combined.
Dates
Lucile Richardot | Griselda
Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian | Roberto
Juliette Mey | Corrado
Mélissa Petit | Costanza
Bruno de Sá | Ottone
Cast to be announced
Le Concert de la Loge
Julien Chauvin | direction
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Sung in Italian, with French/English subtitles
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Approx. running time : 2h35
About
First performed in 1735 at Venice’s most prestigious theatre, La Griselda was Vivaldi’s most successful opera. In this mature work, with a libretto revised by the young and already highly talented Goldoni, Vivaldi scored a hit with mezzo-soprano Anna Giro, the most renowned performer of her day, and conclusively won over the Venetian elite. Some twenty years ago, Jean-Christophe Spinosi resurrected this work with a team that would go on to define the “Vivaldi revival” (including Sonia Prina, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, and Philippe Jaroussky). The generation of singers performing with Julien Chauvin tonight will doubtless bring a fresh sparkle to Vivaldi’s gem.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées