Cavalli: Eliogabalo

The story

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

Cast & crew

Franco FagioliEliogabalo

Paul Groves

Paul GrovesAlessandro Cesare

Nadine SierraFlavia Gemmira

Leonardo García Alarcón

Leonardo García AlarcónConductor