The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
Systematically overturning accepted morals, Elagabalus dresses men as women, and names women to the Senate, favours sinning servants and humiliates generals. Baroque and carnivalesque, Eliogabalo is not, however, an opera that advocates a return to order. Leonardo García Alarcón, a finder of baroque gems, and Thomas Jolly are careful not to transform Eliogabalo into a sublime icon who would abase virtue. On the contrary, the conductor and young director, who are presenting their first production for the Paris Opera, accept the character’s contradictions and ambiguities
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Key crew
- Thomas JollyDirector
- Francesco CavalliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Franco FagioliEliogabalo
- Paul GrovesAlessandro Cesare
- Nadine SierraFlavia Gemmira
- Leonardo García AlarcónConductor
Stills
Themes
operaopera baroque