Monteverdi’s seminal first opera tells the dramatic story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved wife Euridice (Roberta Invernizzi), who has died from a snake bite.

In a new production for La Scala, based on a painting by Titian and directed by Robert Wilson, the opera receives a powerful and inspiring performance from a fine cast, the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala and Concerto Italiano under the much-admired Italian early music specialist, Rinaldo Alessandrini.

Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.

Cast:
- Orfeo: Georg Nigl
- Euridice: Roberta Invernizzi
- Messaggera: Sara Mingardo
- Speranza: Sara Mingardo
- Caronte: Luigi De Donato
- Proserpina: Raffaella Milanesi
- Plutone: Giovanni Battista Parodi
- Eco: Roberta Invernezzi
- Apollo: Furio Zanasi
- Solo Dancer: Nicola Strada

Director: Robert Wilson

Recorded live at La Teatro alla Scala, 21st & 23rd December 2009.

Extra features:
Cast Gallery
Illustrated Synopsis

Running time: 1 hours 56 mins
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Menu languages: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT