Cesti's L'Orontea premieres tonight at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival!

Fernando will play the role of Alidoro on tonight's première of the opera L'Orontea, by Pietro Antonio Cesti. Here are some photographic impressions by Rupert Larl of what tonight's show will be!

Cesti's beautiful score will be performed by the british ensemble La Nuova Musica and a wonderful cast of young singers, alongside the talented creative team composed by David Bates (musical direction), Stefano Vizioli (stage direction), Anna Maria Heinreich (costume design) and Gloria Giordano (choreography) 

Orontea Giuseppina Bridelli (Mezzo-soprano)
Silandra Solen Mainguené (Soprano)Alidoro Fernando Guimarães (Tenor)
Aristea David Hernández Anfruns (Tenor)
Giacinta Anat Edri (Soprano)
Corindo Michał Czerniawski (Countertenor)
Creonte Jeffrey Francis (Tenor)
Gelone Giorgio Celenza (Bariton)
Tibrino Aurora Faggioli (Mezzo-soprano)