Apollo and Daphne

Alfredo Bernardini and his ensemble Zefiro present a cascade of original sounds brimming with Italianità.

The hunting horn resounds through the Helmut List Halle when Diana and her nymphs lie in ambush. Cupid has fired his arrows of love at Apollo, who now desires the nymph Daphne. To escape his advances, she lets herself be turned into a laurel tree (Lauro) – a magical moment of deep sadness in Fux’s otherwise light-hearted baroque opera about love.
Alfredo Bernardini and his ensemble Zefiro present a cascade of original sounds brimming with Italianità. A true “primo uomo” joins the exquisite ensemble of singers of the 2018 opera celebration: countertenor Raffaele Pé. The young singer from Lodi has a striking presence and he sings exquisitely – the audience is sure to be enchanted!

Duration 134 minutes
Orchestra / Band Zefiro Baroque Orchestra
Conductor Alfredo Bernardini
Director Wolfgang Atzenhofer
Soloist Monica Piccinini (Soprano; Diana), Arianna Vendittelli (Soprano; Dafne), Sonia Tedla (Soprano; Amore), Raffaele Pe (Alto; Apollo), Valerio Contaldo (Tenor; Mercurio), Astrid Julen (Dancer), Kana Imagawa (Dancer), Elise Busoni (Dancer), Estella List (Dancer)
Producer Styriarte