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17th century opera attuned to today’s pandemic-fueled yearnings Updated Mar 01, 2021; Posted Mar 01, 2021 This is a screenshot from the trailer for Princeton University Department of Music s online production of Cavalli s opera La Calisto, which will premiere on YouTube on Saturday, March 6.Princeton University Department of Music Facebook Share performing will be part of the equation. The students who signed up to participate in Princeton University Department of Music’s fall Opera Performance course certainly expected to perform a staged version of “La Calisto,” Francesco Cavalli’s 17th-century opera, in Richardson Auditorium at the end of the term. The arrival of the pandemic quickly necessitated a change in plans, however, as students returned home for a semester of virtual learning. ....