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L’Orfeo. Favola in Musica |
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Composer |
Monteverdi |
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Text |
Alessandro Striggio, after Ovid |
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Venue and Dates |
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City 10, 11, 12, 13 June 1999 .. |
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Conductor |
Rene Jacobs |
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Director/ Choreographer |
Trisha Brown |
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Performer(s) |
Orfeo – tenor : Simon Keenlyside (10, 12) Carlo Allemano (11, 13) .. Euridice/Eco (soprano) : Patrizia Bicciré .. La Messaggiera/La Musica (soprano): Graciela Oddone .. Proserpina/Ninfa (soprano) : Marissa Martins
La Speranza (contralto) : Christophe Laporte …. Plutone (bass) : Tómas Tómasson … Caronte (bass) : Paul Gérimon .. Apollo (tenor) : Palle Knudsen …. Ninfa (soprano) : Anne Cambier, Martina Dike … Pastori, Spriti : Christophe Laporte, René Linnenbank, Paul Gérimon, Johannes Chum, John Bowen .. Dance Ensemble, Trisha Brown Company .. |
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Production |
Roland Aeschlimann (sets and costumes), Gerd Meier (Lighting). |
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Co-produced by Festival des Arts, International dArt Lyrique d’Aix-en-Province, Trisha Brown Company |
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Label |
Offered by House of Opera: http://store.operapassion.com/index.html |
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Click below for the interview Simon gave within the documentary, La dernier chant d’Orphée
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What the critics say
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Bernard Holland for the New York Times, June 12 1999
MUSIC REVIEW; Opera Made Whole With Dance
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03EEDD1438F931A25755C0A96F958260
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“Simon Keenlyside in the title role sings in a graceful and engaging baritone; he looks good; and he is swift on his feet in a way most opera singers aren't. “
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