L’Orfeo. Favola in Musica
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Composer |
Claudio Monteverdi.. |
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Alessandro Striggio, after Ovid |
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Venue and Dates |
Theatre Royale de La Monnaie, Brussels 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 May 1998 |
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Conductor |
Rene Jacobs |
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Director/ Choreographer |
Trisha Brown |
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Performers |
Orfeo (tenor) : Simon Keenlyside (13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23) / Carlo Allemano (14, 16, 20, 22) Euridice/La Musica/Eco (soprano) : Juanita Lascarro La Messaggiera (soprano) : Graciela Oddone Proserpina/Ninfa (soprano) : Martina Dike La Speranza (contralto) : Stephen Wallace Plutone (bass) : Tómas Tómasson Caronte (bass) : Paul Gérimon Apollo (tenor) : Mauro Utzeri Ninfa (soprano) : Anne Cambier, Martina Dike Pastori, Spriti : Stephen Wallace, René Linnenbank, Paul Gérimon, Yann Beuron, John Bowen Dance Ensemble, Trisha Brown Company
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Production |
Roland Aeschlimann (sets and costumes). Co-produced by Festival des Arts, International dArt Lyrique d’Aix-en-Province, Trisha Brown Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music |
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Label |
Click here for a details of the DVDL'Orfeo, Harmonia Mundi DVD
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Click on one of the rehearsal photos below to read a transcript of Simon's interview in the documentary La dernier chant d’Orphée, plus more photos
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