Monteverdi: L’Orfeo / Ian Bostridge
2G+ AND PHYSICAL DISTANCE
The first-ever opera
Claudio Monteverdi, the 450th anniversary of whose birth was celebrated in 2017, is known as one of the inventors and leading pioneers of opera. His emotionally charged music expressed the passions of the characters in a way that had never been done before – for example in his first opera »L’Orfeo« (1607), which borrows freely from the tragic (love) story of Orpheus and Eurydice and which some regard as the first proper opera in music history. You can now experience a concertante version of that opera at the Elbphilharmonie with none other than star tenor Ian Bostridge in the title role.
Programme (booklet)
Audio introduction
Performers
Europa Galante
RIAS Kammerchor
Ian Bostridge Orfeo
Monica Piccinini Euridice, La Musica
Marina de Liso Messagera, La Speranza
Roberta Invernizzi Proserpina, Ninfa
Ugo Guagliardo Caronte
Fabrizio Beggi Plutone
Francesco Marsiglia Apollo
Filippo Mineccia Pastore I, Spirito I
Giuseppe Valentino Buzza Pastore II, Spirito II
Matheus Pompeu Pastore III, Eco
Fabio Biondi violin and direction
Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
L’Orfeo / Favola in musica
Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache
Estimated end time
22:30
Promoter: HamburgMusik