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Monteverdi - L’Orfeo (William Christie) [2009]
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Monteverdi - L’Orfeo (William Christie) [2009]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LPCM, 2 ch); (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7,79Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | 113 min | Filesonic, Wupload
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LPCM, 2 ch); (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7,79Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | 113 min | Filesonic, Wupload
Familiar to UK audiences as a recitalist, Dietrich Henschel has been inexplicably neglected by this country's opera companies. You get a strong sense of what a theatrical animal he is, however, from his performance of the title role in this flawed but compelling production of L'Orfeo, filmed in Madrid last year. The subtlety of Henschel's acting matches the complexity of his vocal characterisation so that, by the end, you not only feel you've been taken on a vast journey from joy to grief and back again, but also believe that Orfeo's own music really has the power to affect both gods and nature. The rest of the singing is variable, though Sonia Prina is a formidable Messenger, and there's a disturbingly charismatic Caronte from Luigi de Donato. Pier Luigi Pizzi's unfocused production opens in Renaissance dress, then slides forward in time towards dark, abstract modernity. The decision to allow Maria Grazia Schiavo to double as Euridice and Proserpina leads to narrative confusion in places. William Christie conducts Les Arts Florissants with exquisite refinement.Tim Ashley
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Monteverdi - L’Orfeo (William Christie) [2009]
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Monteverdi - L’Orfeo (William Christie) [2009]
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Performer:
Orfeo - Dietrich Henschel
La Musica, Euridice, Proserpina - Maria Grazia Schiavo
La Messagera, La Speranza - Sonia Prina
Caronte - Luigi De Donato
Plutone - Antonio Abete
Apollo - Agustín Prunell-Friend
Ninfa - Hanna Bayodi-Hirt
I Pastore - Xavier Sabata
II Pastore, I Spirito infernale - Cyril Auvity
III Pastore, II Spirito infernale - Juan Sancho
IV Pastore, III Spirito infernale - Jonathan Sells
Eco - Ludovic Provost
Les Arts Florissants
Conductor - William Christie
Director - Pier Luigi Pizzi
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