Other operas from ancient Greek mythoology
Other operas from ancient Greek mythology:
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice, Orpheus and Eurydice) - Christoph Gluck
Other operas about Orpheus
Other operas based on the Greek myth of Orpheus.
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, Orpheus in der Unterwelt) - Jacques Offenbach
Orpheus - Georg Philipp Telemann
The Mask of Orpheus - Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice, Orpheus and Eurydice) - Christoph Gluck
L'Orfeo - Claudio Monteverdi
Information about the opera L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Recommended recordings on CD
NIL/Guadagnini/Galli (Glossa GES920913)
A glorious performance, recorded at the San Carlo Church, Modena, Italy, in 2006. A clear first choice, packaged as a CD in a hardback book.
, 2006.
Cast: Mirko Guadagnini (Orfeo), Emanuela Galli (Euridice).
Glossa GES920913
Haïm/Bostridge/Ciofi (Virgin Veritas 545 642-2)
A fresh, Italianate alternative to the classic recordings.
European Voices, Le Concert d'Astrée, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm.
Cast: Ian Bostridge (Orfeo), Patrizia Ciofi (Euridice), Natalie Dessay (La Musica), Alice Coote (Messenger).
Virgin Veritas 545 642-2
Gardiner/Robertson/Rolfe-Johnson (Archiv Produktion 419 250-2)
A solid cast and good recording.
His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 1985.
Cast: Nicholas Robertson (Orfeo), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Euridice), Julianne Baird (La Musica), Lynne Dawson (Messenger).
Archiv Produktion 419 250-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Stubbs/Ainsley/Lascarro (Opus Arte OA 0929 D)
Recorded live at Het Muziektheater Amsterdam in 1997.
Tragicomedia, Concerto Palatino, conducted by Stephen Stubbs, 1997.
Cast: John Mark Ainsley (Orfeo), Juanita Lascarro (Euridice), David Cordier (La Musica), Brigitte Balleys (Messenger).
Opus Arte OA 0929 D
Savall/Zanasi/Figueras (OA 0842 D)
A spectacular period performance in the Grand Theatre of Liceu, Barcelona, recorded in 2002.
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, conducted by Jordi Savall, 2002.
Cast: Furio Zanasi (Orfeo), Montserrat Figueras (Euridice), Sara Mingardo (La Musica), Gloria Banditelli (Messenger).
OA 0842 D