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Gluck - Orphee & Eurydice (Blu-ray) | Bel Air BAC452

Gluck - Orphee & Eurydice (Blu-ray)

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Label: Bel Air

Cat No: BAC452

Barcode: 3760115304529

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 11th January 2010

Contents

Artists

Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Serena Gamberoni (soprano)
Marc Barrard (baritone)
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

Conductor

Giampaolo Bisanti

Works

Gluck, Christoph Willibald

Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)

Artists

Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Serena Gamberoni (soprano)
Marc Barrard (baritone)
Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

Conductor

Giampaolo Bisanti

About

Roberto Alagna as Orpheus in his brother David's new version of Gluck’s masterpiece. A major event recorded in Bologna.

Opting for the French-language version of Orpheus, David Alagna was faced with the task of achieving an appropriately subtle adaptation. In a plot transposed to the present day, Eurydice dies in a car accident on the day of her wedding and Orpheus's quest for his beloved is a dream beginning and ending at the cemetery. No happy ending in this interpretation, but a new approach to characterisation: Amore, sung by a baritone, becomes a funeral parlour employee and Orpheus' guide. Orpheus, of course, loses his loved one forever by turning to look back.

World famous tenor Roberto Alagna throws himself body and soul into this production. His incredible vitality, flawless timbre and diction make him a great Orpheus. His partner, young Italian soprano Serena Gamberoni, is simply stunning as Eurydice, while French baritone Marc Barrard is suitably terrifying as the guide to the Underworld. The orchestra is conducted by Giampaolo Bisanti, who masterfully brings out all Gluck's poetry, romantic melancholy and depth.

A co-production with the Montpellier Opera.

Cast:
- Orpheus: Roberto Alagna
- Eurydice: Serena Gamberoni
- The Guide: Marc Barrard

Filmed in High Definition at the Bologna Opera, January 2008.

Colour 16/9 - PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Length: Opera 104 minutes
Bonus: Backstage & interviews
Subtitles: FR, ENG, DE, SP, IT
Illustrated booklet: FR, ENG, IT

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