L'Orfeo : favola in musica / by Claudio Monteverdi ; staged by Gilbert Deflo ; directed by Brian Large.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Striggio, Alessandro, librettist.

Figueras, Montserrat, singer.

Zanasi, Furio, singer.

Savall, Arianna, singer.

Mingardo, Sara, singer.

Abete, Antonio, singer.

Fernández, Adriana, singer.

Carnovich, Daniele, singer.

Bettini, Fulvio, 1967- singer.

Hernández, Mercedes, singer.

Vargas, Marília, singer.

Türk, Gerd, singer.

Savall, Jordi, conductor.

Deflo, Gilbert, production personnel, director.

Large, Brian, director.

Petri, Hans, producer.

Capella Reial, performer.

Concert des nations (Musical group), performer.

Opus Arte (Firm), producer.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, producer.

Language:

English

French

German

Italian

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([12] pages : illustrations)

polychrome

Place of Publication:

East Sussex, UK : Opus Arte, [2002]

Language Note:

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; 16/9 anamorphic.

digital

optical

stereo

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Participant:

Montserrat Figueras (La Musica) ; Furio Zanasi (Orfeo) ; Arianna Savall (Euridice) ; Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera) ; Cécil van de Sant (Speranza) ; Antonio Abete (Caronte) ; Arianna Fernández (Prosperina) ; Daniele Carnovich (Plutone) ; Fulvio Bettini (Apollo) ; Mercedes Hernández (Ninfa) ; Marília Vargas (Eco) ; Gerd Turk (Pastores)

La Capella Reial de Catalunya ; Le Concert des Nations ; Jordi Savall, conductor.

Credits:

William Orlandi, set and costume designer; Albert Faura, lighting director; Anna Casas, choreography; Juan Barrera...[et al.], cameras; video editor, Steve Eveleigh; produced by Hans Petri.

Notes:

Libretto by Alessandro Striggio.

An Opus Arte production, in association with BBC Television.

Filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 31 Jan. 2002.

Digital surround sound or LPCM stereo.

Program notes in English, French and German inserted in container.

Extra features: illustrated synopsis of the opera; cast gallery; stage director Deflo, in Mantua's Palazzo Ducale, reveals the inspiration behind his staging of L'Orfeo.

Contains:

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo, composer.

OCLC:

187538800

Publisher Number:

809478000334

OA 0843 D Opus Arte