After Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli was the most influential composer of the new opera genre that emerged in Venice in the mid-17th century. Il Xerse is a fictional dramma per musica that tells the story of the love of the Persian king Xerxes for Romilda, who is in love with his brother ArsameneThe plot is an entertaining and extremely intricate human comedy with crossed loves, court intrigues and disguises - the popularity of the work led to it being performed in Paris at the wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of SpainAs it was overshadowed by Handel's later Xerxes, this Martina Franca production is the first in modern times.
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