Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Date & Time

Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 20:00

Venue

To bring his beloved Eurydice back to life, Orpheus moved even the underworld gods with his singing. Cecilia Bartoli embodies Orpheus in Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, revised in 1769. The title role was transposed to brilliant heights, a feast for Bartoli and soprano Mélissa Petit as Eurydice and Amor.
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Keywords: Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Mélissa Petit	Soprano
Cecilia Bartoli	Mezzo-Soprano
Il Canto di Orfeo
Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco	Ensemble
Gianluca Capuano	Conductor

Program

Orfeo ed Euridice Oper für Soli, Chor und Orchester. Libretto von Ranieri de’ Calzabigi. Parma-Fassung (»Atto d’Orfeo«, 1769) in einem Akt	Christoph Willibald Gluck
Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache mit deutschen Übertiteln

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