Cavalli: Hercules in Love (2019)
Francesco Cavalli, a natural successor to Monteverdi, was the most famous and influential Italian opera composer during the mid-17th century. Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to the king, commissioned Cavalli to create a Parisian spectacle to celebrate the wedding of the ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV and the Infanta of Spain. Ercole amante (‘Hercules in Love’) was the flattering subject chosen for this regal extravaganza combining larger-than-life characters with mythology, and genuine human emotions with natural and cosmic phenomena. The result is a sumptuous Baroque spectacle, conceived on a vast scale in this lavish production by directors Valerie Lesort and Christian Hecq.
| Movie ID | 116293 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Director | François Roussillon |
| Main cast | Nahuel Di Pierro, Giuseppina Bridelli, Ray Chenez, Francesca Aspromonte, Eugénie Lefebvre, Dominique Visse, Giulia Semenzato, Luca Tittoto |
| Release date | 6 November 2019 |
| Release year | 2019 |
| Language | Italian |
| Duration | 191 min (3h 11m) |
| Rating | 10.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Francois Roussillon et Associés |
Director: François Roussillon
Writers: Francesco Buti
Top cast
Nahuel Di PierroErcole
Giuseppina BridelliDeianira
Ray ChenezIl Paggio
Francesca AspromonteIole
Eugénie LefebvrePasithea / Clerica / Terza Grazia / Secondo Pianeta
Dominique VisseLicco
Giulia SemenzatoVenere / Bellezza / Cinzia
Luca TittotoNettuno / Eutyro
Krystian AdamHyllo
Anna BonitatibusGiunone
Ensemble PygmalionChoeur et Orchestre
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