L'Orfeo (Favola In Musica)

Artists

Album Info

Label: Harmonia Mundi France

Total time
55’27 [CD1]
64’22 [CD2]
DeutschlandRadio Coproduction avec WDR
harmonia mundi s.a., Mas de Vert, 13200 Arles ℗ 1995
Made in Germany

Orfeo / Orphée / Orpheus : Laurence Dale, ténor
Euridice / Eurydice / Eurydike / La Musica : Efrat Ben-Nun, soprano
Messaggiera / La Messagère / Messeger / Botin : Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Caronte / Caron / Charon : Paul Gérimon, basse
Plutone / Pluton / Pluto : Harry Peeters, basse
Prosperina / Prosperine : Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
La Speranza / L’Espérance / Hope / Die Hoffnung : Andreas Scholl, alto
Apollo / Apollon : Nicolas Rivenq, baryton
Eco / L’écho / Echo : Lynton Atkinson, ténor

Ninfe / Nymphes / Nymphs / Nymphen :
Efrat Ben-Nun, Marie-Noëlle de Callataÿ, sopranos I
Maria Cristina Kiehr, Bernarda Fink, sopranos II

Pastori, Spiriti / Bergers, Esprits : Dominique Visse, Andreas Scholl, contre-ténors

Sheperds, Spirits / Hirten, Geister :
Gerd Türk, Lynton Atkinson, ténors
Nicolas Rivenq, Geert Smits, barytons
Ulrich Messthaler, Nathan Berg, basses

Recorded January 1995, at Grand Studio of DeutschlandRadio.

Sung in Italian.
Assistance linguistique: Caterina Galiotto

Cardboard slipcase, 108-page booklet, thick jewel case.
Program notes in French, English and German; Italian libretto with French, English and German translations.
Translations by: Derek Yeld (English); Denyse Wettsein (French); Liesel B. Sayre (German, liner notes) & Ursula Jürgens-Hasenmeyer (German, libretto)