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Giasone

Drama musicale in three acts (1649)

Music by Francesco Cavalli

Libretto by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini

In Italian with German surtitles

New production of the Theater an der Wien in the Chamber Opera

The sun god is happy about his granddaughter Medea's upcoming wedding with Giasone, while Amor is angry because he has long since united Giasone with Isifile. Hercules, on the other hand, is angry with Giasone because he thinks more about Medea than about his mission to procure the Golden Fleece. For her part, Medea is happy with Giasone and does not care about the whine of the Egeo in love with her. She is ready to help Giasone with the procurement of the Golden Fleece and uses her magic powers to summon the hell spirits who are supposed to achieve with Pluto that Giasone is able to defeat the dragons guarding the fleece. Oreste, who, at Isifile's behest, set out to look for her fiancee, must tell her that Giasone was going to marry Medea. Oreste draws hope because he is in love with Isifile himself, but she only thinks of revenge. Giasone actually succeeds in stealing the golden fleece from Giove's altar with Medea's and Pluto's help, but with Medea he has to flee from the indignant people. Giove, too, is enraged by the outrage committed at his altar and lets Giasone's ship drift and capsize into the land of Isifiles. The two rivals meet there. Apparently Giasone promises Isifile to stay with her and marry her, but in fact, at Medea's instigation, he orders his loyal captain to kill Isifile. Egeo, who has followed the two, suddenly hears Medea's cries for help, because the captain accidentally did not throw Isifile, but Medea from the cliffs into the sea. Egeo manages to save Medea, who gives him a hug and reconciles him, but demands Giasone's death. Troubled by remorse, Giasone fell asleep. When Egeo wants to kill him, Isifile can prevent this at the last moment, but Giasone considers her the assassin herself because Egeo had previously been able to escape undetected. But then Medea appears and asks Giasone to return to his bride, whom he still really loves. When Giasone tenderly embraces his old love, the gods are also satisfied, since all the couples determined by Cupid have found each other.

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