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Alexandra Derbeneva

Cavalli’s La Calisto: The illusion of meaning

28/09/202622/09/2026 by Alexandra Derbeneva

Austria Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists, L’Arpeggiata / Christina Pluhar (conductor). Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 16.9.2026. (AD)

Stefan Herheim’s production of La Calisto © Matthias Baus/Theater an der Wien

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