Nudity in Opera? The Full Monty!

And speaking of innovations, nudity in Opera is not something new...Nude Salomés, some nude Carmen, nude Violettas were always in cartellone...Lets peep at some pics.
XXX Explicit Content.

The following are photos from a production of the opera
ERCOLE SU´L TERMODONTE
by Antonio Vivaldi, given in Spoletto in July 2006...



I dont think i should explain anything about what we see in this foto...



Yes, this is Hercules...His name is Zachary Stains, in case you wanna google him (or stalk him), and yes, size does matter...



This is the beloved greek mezzo Mary Ellen Nesi and yes, those are boobs.



Ercole/Hercules and his mighty lion...

And if you wanna actually listen to this performance, here are the links and full cast:

CD1
CD2

ANTONIO VIVALDI
ERCOLE SU´L TERMODONTE

Ercole: Zachary Stains
Ippolita: Marina Bartoli
Antiope: Mary Ellen Nesi
Martesia: Laura Cherici
Teseo: Randall Scotting
Alceste: Luca Dordolo
Telamone: Filippo Mineccia

Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis

Spoleto, 6 July 2006