La Doriclea

Francesco Cavalli’s early baroque opera La Doriclea (1645), re-imagined and re-discovered through the lens of its intrinsic queerness. Collaboration with Ensemble Nylandia and Fractal Arts Collective. Baroque/contemporary opera production. Concept, research and main role. Premiered at Tanssintalo, November 2024.

photo: Tero Ahonen

More information:

https://www.ensemblenylandia.info/ladoriclea

Conductor / music director: Mattias Häkkinen

Orchestra: Ensemble Nylandia

Director: Olga Spyropoulou

Lighting: Erno Aaltonen

Doriclea: Isabella Shaw

Eurinda: Rachel Fenlon

Tigranes: Martin Karu

Artebano: Kevin Skelton

Farnace: David Hackston

Melloe: Minna-Leena Lahti

Oronte / Surena : Henri Tikkanen

Clitodoro : Jasper Leppänen

Photos: Darina Rodionova