Cavalli's Eliogabalo: Gotham Chamber Opera

About the Event

Gotham Chamber Opera transforms one of the city's hottest nightspots into the court and banquet hall of the decadent Roman emperor, Heliogabalus: James Marvel directs this daring production of Cavalli's Eliogabalo at The Box, on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Composed in 1668, Cavalli's opera tells the story of a man who even today remains infamous for his sexual appetites, his appointment of an all‐female senate, and his death by assassination. The Gotham Chamber Opera brings the work to life in a contemporary context, where the entertainments preferred by the emperor will be interpreted by some of The Box’s alluring performers.

Music Director, Grant Herreid
Associate Music Director, Neal Goren
Director, James Marvel
Assistant Director/Choreographer, Austin McCormick

Eliogabalo, Christopher Ainslie
Flavia Gemmira, Micaëla Oeste
Alessandro, Emily Righter
Eritea, Susannah Biller
Giuliano, Randall Scotting
Zotico, Daryl Freedman
Lenia, John Easterlin
Atilia, Maeve Höglund
Nerbulone, Brandon Cedel