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Orfeo Garsington 2022 Lyon Montague Lees Fleur
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: L'Orfeo
- Composer: Monteverdi Claudio
- Libretto: Alessandro Striggio the Younger Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Garsington Opera, Wormsley, Oxfordshire, England
- Recorded: June 25, 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Ed Lyon, Diana Montague, Claire Lees, Laura Fleur, Zoe Drummond, Frazer Scott, Ossian Huskinson, Lauren Joyanne Morris, Anna Cavaliero
- Conductor: Laurence Cummings
- Orchestra: The English Concert
- Chorus: Garsington Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master: Jonathon Cole-Swinard
- Choreographer: Arielle Smith
- Stage Director: John Caird
- Stage Designer: Robert Jones
- Costume Designer: Robert Jones
- Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Information about the Recording
- Published by: OperaVision
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, itsubs
- This Recording is NOT AVAILABLE from a proper commercial or public source
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
STREAMING STARTS October 21 19:00
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Quote from OperaVision:
Orpheus sings his way to the underworld in pursuit of his wife Euridice, overcoming all obstacles by the power of his voice. He finds her but loses her again. How long do we grieve a loved one? How long do we hear their voice echoing after they have gone?
In 1607, Claudio Monteverdi created his Orfeo, for the Carnival opening at the Court Theatre of Duke Vincenzo I in Mantua. Billed as a ‘musical fable’, here was a new form where characters are brought to life with poignant human feelings. Orfeo’s dramatic power gave birth to what we call opera today. As in the original performance in an intimate space in Mantua, Garsington’s summer 2022 production sees the singers and musicians very close; the instrumentalists are part of the action, onstage and visible. Early music specialist Laurence Cummings conducts the musicians of The English Concert. Arielle Smith choreographs singers and dancers; the chorus is a constant presence and critical to the storytelling. Ecstatically received by audiences and critics alike, here is an evening to do justice Monteverdi’s genius and power to encapsulate the human condition through music, movement and song.
It is a great shame this marvellous performance is not available for purchase.