From La Scala: "Milan’s fabled Teatro alla Scala, a seldom heard Italian 17th-century opera led by conductor Giovanni Antonini. Stéphanie d’Oustrac stars as the title character, the Queen of Egypt."
This broadcast is presented as part of the WFMT Opera Series. The live radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera will resume in December 2025.
COMPOSER: Antonio Cesti
LIBRETTO: Giacinto Andrea Cicognini and Giovanni Filippo Apolloni
PRESENTING COMPANY: Teatro alla Scala
ENSEMBLE: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Giovanni Antonini
CAST:
Orontea: Stéphanie d’Oustrac
Creonte: Mirco Palazzi
Silandra: Francesca Pia Vitale
Corindo: Hugh Cutting
Gelone: Luca Tittoto
Tibrino: Sara Blanch
Aristea: Marcela Rahal
Alidoro: Carlo Vistoli
Giacinta: Maria Nazarova
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 25 minutes
