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Bawdy and Baroque: Cavalli's 'La Calisto'

Though Diana (Marie-Claude Chappuis) has a reputation as a virgin goddess, she nevertheless falls for Endimione (Lawrence Zazzo), in La Calisto. Alvaro Yanez hide caption

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Bawdy and Baroque: Cavalli's 'La Calisto'

This early opera by Francesco Cavalli revolves around a transgendered tryst involving the king of the gods. Though it's mostly about lust, there's a little true love thrown in, in this production from the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris.

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