Mr. Paige will appear as Lismeno.

An opera composed by Carlo Pallavicino in 1679 - Libretto by Francesco Maria Piccioli

Staged performances on November 19, 20 and 21, 2021 at ODC Theater

The Plot: A sex farce with teeth. Clever, lecherous Messalina turns the tables several times on the gullible Emperor Claudius, who is hardly innocent himself. Meanwhile two other couples suffer their own romantic vicissitudes. Furtive assignations, frustrated trysts, kidnappings, betrayals, sudden recognitions, a heroine and a hero both in drag, and a plot as convoluted as only 17th-century Venetian opera can put together, all lead to a reconciliation that will last only as long as Messalina can keep pulling the wool over Claudius’ eyes.