Leyla Gencer Archive

ALCESTE

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1987)

Opera in three acts in French

Libretto: Ranieri da Calzabigi
Premièr at the Burgtheater, Vienna - 26 December 1767

20 May 1968 (4 Performances)

Teatro Margherita, Genova

Conductor: Franco Capuana
Chorus master: Bruno Pizzi
Stage director: Giorgio de Lullo
Scene and costumes: Pier Luigi Pizzi

Alceste LEYLA GENCER soprano
Admeto MIRTO PICCHI tenor
Grand Sacerdote ATTILIO D'ORAZI tenor
Apollo GIOVANNI ANTONINI bass
Evandro GIUSEPPE BARANTI tenor
Ismene RENZA JOTTI soprano
L’Oracolo UBALDO CAROSI bass-baritone
Corifee LUCIANA MANNI mezzo-soprano
Corifee ELDES BESTETTI soprano

Time: Ancient

Place: Pherae

Photos © FRANCESCO LEONI, Genoa