L' Orfeo [2 Discs]

Overview

L'Orfeo features a filmed record of a live performance of composer Claudio Monteverdi's titular opera, produced at the Amsterdam Opera in 1997 and performed in Italian. Pierre Audi handles the stage direction, Stephen Stubbs the musical direction; John Mark Ainsley performs as Orfeo, Juanita Lascarro as Euridice, and Russell Smythe as Apollo. The story is as Monteverdi originally penned it, with its tale of the title character's attempt to rescue his bride, Euridice, from imprisonment in the underworld, his ill-advised decision to look back over his shoulder at her during their ascension from Apollo's realm, and Euridice's consequent death.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2013
UPC:	0809478060079
Original Release:	1997
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:20:00
Sales rank:	56,381

Special Features

Illustrated synopsis; Cast gallery; Introduction to the opera, directed by Roeland Hazendonk, including interviews with Stephen Stubbs, Pierre Audi and John Mark Ainsley

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Mark Ainsley	Primary Artist
Brigitte Balleys	Primary Artist
Stephen Stubbs	Primary Artist

Technical Credits