An International Composer
Donald Macleod considers Cavalli's period as a prolific and trendsetting composer of opera, popularising the emerging combination of aria and recitative as well as the lament.
Cavalli - An International Composer! With the start and subsequent popularity of opera in Venice, Cavalli found another string to his bow - his ability to compose for theatre. He composed over 40 operas, at the rate of at least one a year. Cavalli's popularity was not only in Venice, but also on an international level. Donald Macleod journeys through Cavalli's period as a prolific composer of opera, where he was setting trends for future opera to come, including the emerging combination of aria and recitative, and the ever emotive lament.
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Francesco Cavalli
Mutio Scevola - opera in a prologue and 3 acts
Performer: Glenda SIMPSON - Mezzo-soprano Performer: James TYLER - Lute Performer: London Early Music Group
- HYPERION.
- cda-66153.
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Francesco Cavalli
Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne - opera
Conductor: Alberto ZEDDA Performer: Assumpta MATEU - Soprano Performer: Fabiola MASINO - Soprano Performer: Luisa MAESSO - Mezzo-soprano Performer: Mario ZEFFIRI - Tenor Performer: Galician S O
- NAXOS.
- 8-660187.
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Francesco Cavalli
La Didone - opera in a prologue and 3 acts
Conductor: Thomas HENGELBROCK Performer: Hilary SUMMERS - Mezzo-soprano Performer: Yvonne KENNY - Soprano Performer: Balthasar Neumann Ensemble
- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 0547277-354 2.
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Francesco Cavalli
Egisto - opera in a prologue and 3 acts
Performer: Glenda SIMPSON - Mezzo-soprano Performer: James TYLER - Lute Performer: London Early Music Group
- HYPERION.
- cda-66153.
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Francesco Cavalli
Ormindo - opera in a prologue and 3 acts
Conductor: Raymond LEPPARD Performer: Hugues CUENOD - Tenor Performer: Glyndebourne Touring Opera Orchestra Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- DECCA.
- 444-529-2.
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Francesco Cavalli
Giasone - opera in 3 acts
Conductor: Rene JACOBS Performer: Gloria BANDITELLI - Contralto Performer: Michael SCHOPPER - Bass Performer: Concerto Vocale
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC-901282/84.
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Francesco Cavalli
La Calisto - opera in a prologue and 3 acts
Performer: Barry BANKS - Tenor Performer: David PITTSINGER - Bass Performer: Dominique VISSE - Counter-tenor Performer: Gilles RAGON - Tenor Performer: Concerto Vocale
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- HMC 901515-17.
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