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PAST PRODUCTIONS
Ercole Amante (1707)
modern premiere by Ars Minerva in November 2025
Composed by Antonia Bembo, libretto by Francesco Buti
Ercole Amante
Designed by
Entropy
The hero Hercules (Ercole) is madly in love with the maiden Iole, and intends to wed her. Unfortunately there are a few obstacles in the way:
He’s already married.
He killed her father.
She’s in love with his son, Hyllo.
The whole idea outrages his stepmother Juno, the goddess of marriage.
Will the Man Who Always Gets What He Wants have his way once again? High tragedy and comedy alternate in this rare work by the eminent soprano and composer Antonia Bembo.
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