ARNALTA CAFÈ

The nurturer in the seventeenth-century musical plays seen as a Cabaret diva. In this way, it was born Arnalta cafè. The show, which is named after one of the main characters of Incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi, proposes a lively and brilliant collection of nurturer monologues of Italian baroque compositions.
An 'en travesti' comedy that will talk about the needs of love of the getting on woman, of the nostalgia for a beauty by now vanished, but that won't miss cynism and stabs, pieces of advice and wisdom pills for the young girls that approach life. An original mix where baroque music wisely blends with the cafè chantant for a funny and unusual night!

Advices on life, sex, old age love, make-up adventures, tenderness feelings, pregnancy, irreverence, wit, bitterness, laugh and some tears, on the wonderful pages of Monteverdi, Cavalli, Melani, Pasquini and many others: this is Arnalta cafè, show-concert, almost a cabaret, about the Italian seventeenth-century opera nurturer, irresistible comedian traditionally en-travesti.
Arnalta, the genius nurturer of the Incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi, awaits you with her friends, Desba, Dirce, Nerea, Nisbe, Pasquella, Plancina, Rodisbe, Delfa, Filandra, in her crowded cafè-chantant.

The program:

M'è venuto un appetito
Pasquella aria from “Il Girello” (Roma, 1668)
music by J. Melani - libretto by F. Acciaiuoli and G. F. Apolloni   
                
Scena di Dirce
from“La Dori” (Firenze, 1661)
music by M. A, Cesti - libretto by G. F. Apolloni

Voli il tempo
Delfa aria from “Giasone” (Venezia, 1649)
music by F. Cavalli - libretto by G. A. Cicognini

Capona
from Libro quarto d'intavolatura (Venezia, 1640)
music by G. G. Kapsberger
          
Perché sospiri, Medea Gelosa
Delfa scene from “Giasone” (Venezia, 1649)
music by F. Cavalli - libretto by G. A. Cicognini

Sovra carro stellato – Amar senza poter
Nisbe recitativo and aria from ”Eliogabalo” (Venezia, 1669)
music by G. A. Boretti - libretto by A. Aureli

Hoggi, hoggi sarà Poppea
Arnalta monologue from “L'incoronazione di Poppea” (Venezia, 1642)
music by C. Monteverdi - libretto by G. F. Busenello

Ciaccona
from Vari e diversi capricci (Bologna, 1661)
music by M. Cazzati

Consigliami tu, cristallo verace
Plancina aria from “La caduta di Elio Seiano” (Venezia, 1667)
music by A. Sartorio – libretto by N. Minato

Nella scuola di farsi belle
Gilde aria from “L'Amazzone corsara” (Venezia, 1686)
music by C. Pallavicino – libretto by G. C. Corradi

Canario
from Libro quarto d'intavolatura (Venezia, 1640)
music by G. G. Kapsberger
             
Adagiati Poppea – Oblivion soave
Arnalta lullaby from “L'incoronazione di Poppea” (Venezia, 1642)
music by C. Monteverdi - libretto by G. F. Busenello
             
Questi giovani moderni
Nerea aria from “Niobe” (Monaco, 1688)
music by A. Steffani – libretto by L. Orlandi

Se il picciolo dio
Plancina aria from “La caduta di Elio Seiano” (Venezia, 1667)
music by A. Sartorio – libretto by N. Minato
              
Mi dispiace o figlio mio
Rodisbe aria from “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” (Venezia, 1676)
music by A. Sartorio – libretto by G. F. Bussani

Donzelle amanti
Lisaura aria from “La donna ancora è fedele” (Roma, 1680)
music by B. Pasquini – libretto by D. F. Contini

…HAVING DINNER WITH CLAUDIO #MONTEVERDINIGHT

While awaiting Arnalta Cafè, the night will be preceeded by a "Holy" dinner, at the Aquila nera restaurant (Palazzo Trecchi). It will be possible to try culinary delights inspired by Holy Claudio.

An event rich in music, show and great food that will bring to life an experience that will be able to involve and enchant! 

The show ARNALTA CAFÈ is in exclusive match with dinner:
ticket (dinner + concert) € 60,00