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Gluck / Berlioz: Orphée Et Eurydice

Berlioz’s hybrid version of Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” staged by Aurélien Bory at Opéra Comique in 2018 featuring Marianne Crebassa and Hélène Guilmette.

Opera in four acts (1762)
1859 version by Hector Berlioz
Libretto by Pierre-Louis Moline, sung in French

In 1859, Berlioz created a hybrid version of “Orphée Et Eurydice” using Gluck’s original manuscripts – an approach rare at the time. Stage director Aurélien Bory sees this version as a true choral opera, one that was described as “just breathtaking” by Opera Journal. The young French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa delivers a thoughtful and expressive Orphée, along with French Canadian soprano Hélène Guilmette as Eurydice, and the French-Italian mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre as Amour. Ensemble Pygmalion, conducted by Raphaël Pichon, were admired by Le Monde for their “perfection of intonation” and “spiritual cohesion”.

[2.110638 / NBD0100V]

Video Director François Roussillon
Orchestra Ensemble Pygmalion
Conductor Raphaël Pichon
Stage Director Aurélien Bory
Soloists Marianne Crebassa (Orphée/mezzo-soprano), Hélène Guilmette (Eurydice/soprano), Lea Desandre (Amour/mezzo-soprano)
Recorded 16 and 18 October 2018 at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France
Duration 99 minutes
Language French / Subtitles: French, English, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese
 
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS 5.1 · DVD 9 · Region: 0 BD: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 · BD 50 · Region: A, B, C