Orpheus
Other operas based on the Greek myth of Orpheus.
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, Orpheus in der Unterwelt) - Jacques Offenbach
The Mask of Orpheus - Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice, Orpheus and Eurydice) - Christoph Gluck
Orpheus - Georg Philipp Telemann
Information about the opera Orpheus by Georg Philipp Telemann, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Recommended recordings on CD
Jacobs/Trekel/Ziesak (Harmonia Mundi HMC901618/9)
A first-rate recording with an especially good performance by Dorothea Röschmann.
Berlin Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus, conducted by René Jacobs, 1996.
Cast: Roman Trekel (Orpheus), Ruth Ziesak (Eurydice), Dorothea Röschmann (Orasia), Werner Güra (Eurimedes).
Harmonia Mundi HMC901618/9