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Even for opera, Francesco Cavalli’s 1667 “Eliogabalo” is way out there: it’s based on a Roman emperor who dressed in drag, had sex with anything that moved and was killed by his own guards.
Never performed in the composer’s lifetime, “Eliogabalo” is being staged at louche nightclub the Box by the always inventive Gotham Chamber Opera.