Siface lamor castrato

Description

The countertenor Filippo Mineccia brings to life the famous 17th-century Italian castrato, Siface, through a dazzling pasticcio opera!
Siface, born Giovanni Francesco Grossi in 1653 in Tuscany, would become a beloved artist in his time.
The countertenor Filippo Mineccia, with the Ensemble Nereydas conducted by Javier Ulises Illán, created a pasticcio opera, made up of several famous arias by Scarlatti, Cavalli, and Purcell, to tell the story of Siface.
Siface: the amor castrato, quite a program! Music, life, love, are one for this contralto castrato nicknamed Siface, a star singer throughout the Italian peninsula during the second half of the 17th century.