Luca Cervoni, Alessandro Quarta and Concerto Romano present "Arnalta Café" at the Monteverdi Tuscany concert series
Arnalta Café is a “stand-up comedy” of nursemaids from different operas by 17th-century composerssuch as Monteverdi, Cavalli, Melani, Cesti and Steffa.
A series of amusing and refined sketches, centered on what was one of the most beloved recurring charactersin the 17th-century opera: the nursemaid “en travesti”.
Precursors of gender fluidity, these characters count among themArnalta, the most famous “nutrice” from Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea
Castiglioncello del Trinoro, Monteverdi Tuscany, October 2
Luca Cervoni (tenor)
For a full English biography click here
Artist’s personal website
Alessandro Quarta (director from the harpsichord)
Season brochure at this link