Between heroism and comedy, Cavalli’s Il Giasone was the greatest operatic success of the seventeenth century. Rediscover this colourful Baroque fresco at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, in Serena Sinigaglia’s inventive staging, under the vibrant direction of Leonardo García-Alarcón. 
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In mid-seventeenth-century Venice, opera was king. And Francesco Cavalli’s Il Giasone was one of its greatest triumphs. The production presented at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in 2017 by Serena Sinigaglia and Leonardo García-Alarcón was a true celebration, capturing the opulence and inventiveness of La Serenissima.
The first great popular success of opera
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