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to as "putella" (i.e. young girl). The two soprano Furie were replaced by a single bass Furia, most likely performed by
Pallegrino Canner, and a new character was added, a drunken peasant called Bifolco, probably performed by a new singer, Lorenzo Ferri, whose part has not survived in the score. Most likely, the title role Calisto was sung by Catterina Giani, whose boat was paid for by the
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Leppard had "realised" (as he termed his orchestrations) the opera was removed from the original work.
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111:impresario
106:primo uomo
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31:La Calisto
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227:as Juno,
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