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At the Gates of the Underworld

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

NFW Four operas exploring the Orpheus myth. 1: Orfeo
A tragicomedy by Luigi Rossi , first performed in the Palais Royal, Paris in 1647. Libretto by Francesco Buti. Recorded in the Wiener Konzerthaus.
Les Arts Florissants conductor William Christie.
Acts 1 and 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Luigi Rossi
Unknown:
Francesco Buti.
Unknown:
Wiener Konzerthaus.
Conductor:
William Christie.
Orfeo:
Agnes Mellon (soprano)
Euridice:
Monique Zanetti (soprano)
Aristeo:
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Venere/Vittoria:
Noemi Rime (soprano)
Vecchia/Giove:
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor)
Endimione:
Jerome Correas (baritone)
Augure/Pluton:
Bernard Deletre (bantone)
AMore:
Caroline Pelon (soprano)
Nutrice/Baccho:
Dominique Favat (mezzo)
Satiro:
Nicholas Isherwood (bass)
Giwme/Gract:
Marie Boyer (mezzo)
Prosperine/Grace:
Donatienne Michel-Dansac
Apollo/Mercurio:
Benoit Thivel (counter-Tenor)
Caron/Momo:
Jean-Marc Salzmann (bantone)
Source: Radio Times

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