Pietro Antonio Cesti was one of the most outstanding champions of 17th-century Venetian opera, and La Dori was both his greatest success and a major influence on the genre in the expressiveness of its arias and duets. The story is set in Babylon on the shores of the Euphrates, and is a convoluted and richly tragicomedic tale of lost lovers, disguises and mistaken identities filled with larger-than-life and colourfully costumed characters. This revival of a forgotten masterpiece was acclaimed as ‘a production of the highest level in every aspect’ (musicaculturaonline.it).

Cast:
- Dori: Francesca Ascioti (mezzo-soprano)
- Oronte: Rupert Enticknap (countertenor)
- Artaserse: Federico Sacchi (bass)
- Arsinoe: Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (soprano)
- Tolomeo: Emőke Baráth (soprano)
- Arsete: Bradley Smith (tenor)
- Erasto: Pietro Di Bianco (bass-baritone)
- Dirce: Alberto Allegrezza (tenor)