Music · Germany · 1978 · 1h 42m

L'Orfeo

L'Orfeo poster
Director
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Cast
Philippe Huttenlocher as Orfeo Dietlinde Turban as Euridice Rachel Yakar as Euridice (singing voice) Trudeliese Schmidt as La Musica / Speranza Roland Hermann as Apollo Glenys Linos as Messaggera / Proserpina
Crew
Wolfgang Treu — Director of Photography Claudio Monteverdi — Original Music Composer Alessandro Striggio — Writer Pet Halmen — Costume Design
Synopsis

Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Filmed 28 March – 20 April 1978 in Vienna, sound recorded 1 – 25 December 1977 in Zürich.

Mood & Themes
operaopera live performanceopera baroque
Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Director Wolfgang Treu Director of Photography Claudio Monteverdi Original Music Composer Alessandro Striggio Writer Pet Halmen Costume Design
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