The premier artist for the role of Orfeo was Guadagni Gaetano and Castrato Alto. Nowadays it is sung by an Alto (female) the best in recent years being Kathleen Ferrier (a brief but brilliant career)
The cast of Orfeo ed Euridice - 1991 includes: Jochen Kowalski as Orfeo Gillian Webster as Euridice
[1] L'Orfeo was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. [2] Orfeo ed Euridice was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
La clemenza di Tito Orfeo ed Euridice
The opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, tells the story of Orfeo, a legendary musician who descends to the Underworld to rescue his beloved wife, Euridice, after her untimely death. With the power of his music, he convinces Hades to allow her to return to the living world, but under the condition that he must not look back at her until they reach the surface. Tragically, Orfeo cannot resist and turns to look at her, leading to her permanent loss. The opera explores themes of love, loss, and the power of music.
Numerous operas have been written since 1600 on this subject, some quite obscure, but Gluck's ending where by, in reward for Orfeo's continued love, Amore returns Euridice to life and she and Orfeo are reunited seems to be the first operatic 'happy' ending.
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Monteverdi's Orfeo
Around 1600, the Florentine Camerata had meetings where they discussed the possibility of a new art form (in the spirit of antiquity) that combined music, drama, and dance. In 1607, the first opera was performed, Orfeo. It was inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridice.
Orfeo Orlando is 4' 11".
Orfeo Bartolini was born in 1952.