DVD + Blu-Ray:
L’Orfeo conducted by Jordi Savall / Opéra Comique
Claudio Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo staged by Pauline Bayle and conducted by Jordi Savall featuring a virtuoso cast with Marc Mauillon and Luciana Mancini.
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Favola in musica in five acts and a prologue (1607)
Libretto by Alessandro Striggio
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades in an attempt to bring his lost bride Eurydice back to the living world. The opera’s dramatic power is brought to life in this acclaimed production conducted by the great Monteverdi expert and interpreter Jordi Savall. Filmed at the Opéra Comique in Paris L’Orfeo features a virtuoso cast with the service of text and music always at its core.
La Musica / Euridice – Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano
Orfeo – Marc Mauillon, baritone
Messaggiera – Sara Mingardo, contralto
Speranza / Proserpina – Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano
Apollo – Furio Zanasi, baritone
Caronte / Plutone – Salvo Vitale, bass
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations
Conductor – Jordi Savall
Stage Director – Pauline Bayle
Film Director – François Roussillon
Filmed on 9 and 10 June 2021 at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France
[2.110733 / NBD0152V]
Total playing time: 118 minutes
Language: Italian · Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS 5.1 · DVD 9 · Region: 0 (Worldwide)
Blu-ray: HD 16:9 · PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1 · BD 50 · Region: A, B, C
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