Name: Orontea
Start: 2022-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: City Recital Hall

Organization

Singer

Countertenor

Douglas Kelly

Corindo

Contralto

Dominica Matthews

Aristea

Set designer

Jeremy Allen

Costume designer

Sabina Myers

Lighting designer

Damien Cooper

Mezzo-soprano

Anna Dowsley

Orontea

Tenor

Jonathan Abernethy

Alidoro

Soprano

Sofia Troncoso

Silandra

Max Riebl

Bass

David Greco

Philosopher

Roberta Diamond

Giacinta

Jacqueline Dark

Baritone

Andrew O'Connor

Gelone

Louis Hurley

Tibrino

Stage director

Constantine Costi

Conductor

Erin Helyard

Opera Australia

Pinchgut Opera

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Antipodes

Italian

Sydney City

Australia

City Recital Hall

Orontea Cesti

Public

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

“Duty and passion, old flames and new flings, music and wine all come head-to-head in a riotous night at the opera.” Constantine Costi
Irresistibly charming and wickedly funny, Orontea deftly combines Cesti’s melodic inventiveness with Cicognini’s clever and comic libretto.

Orontea features an artfully assembled cast led by stunning soprano Anna Dowsley – star of the film A Delicate Fire – together with Pinchgut fan-favourites Max Riebl, David Greco, Jacqueline Dark and Andrew O’Connor. New Zealand tenor Jonathan Abernathy joins American soprano Sofia Troncoso in their Pinchgut opera debuts.

Musical heir to Monteverdi and a younger contemporary of Cavalli, Cesti was one of the most popular composers of the 17th century. When it premiered in 1656, Orontea immediately captured the public’s attention through its brilliant and skilful combination of poetry and music.

Studded with memorable arias and remarkable duets, Cesti’s gifts for musical characterisation and melodic story telling are here on display for the first time in Australia.

In the spirit of Cavalli’s The Loves of Apollo & Dafne, Pinchgut Opera brings you another delicious taste of Italian opera made fresh for today’s audiences, with the promise of revelry, beauty and laughter.

Orontea by Cesti, From (2022/2022), Directed by Constantine Costi,, Conductor Erin Helyard, City Recital Hall, Sydney City, Australia

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues