Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
Raphaël Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 187 min | 6,87 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | Sub: Francais, English, Italiano | Recorded: 2016
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 187 min | 6,87 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | Sub: Francais, English, Italiano | Recorded: 2016
In 1646, France's first minister, Italian-born Cardinal Mazarin, eager to bring Italian culture to Paris, hired Luigi Rossi to write an opera for the Paris carnival. The premiére was given a magnificent staging and the performance, which lasted six hours, was a triumph. However, the expense of the performance only stoked discontent against Mazarin, which soon broke out into full-scale popular rebellion. On this video, Raphaël Pichon and Ensemble Pygmalion recreate the magic of that first performance, thanks to a skillful musical reconstruction and the group's vibrant, multi-colored timbre. The dramatic power of the myth of Orpheus is brilliantly conveyed in Jetske Mijnssen's production, which transposes the story into contemporary terms, to evoke the timeless experience of love and death that humanity both desires and fears.
Performer:
Judith van Wanroij (Orfeo)
Francesca Aspromonte (Euridice)
Giuseppina Bridelli (Aristeo)
Giulia Semenzato (Venere, Proserpina)
Luigi de Donato (Augure, Plutone)
Ray Chenez (Nutrice, Amore)
Renato Dolcini (Satiro)
Dominic Visse (Vecchia)
Victor Torres (Endimione, Caronte)
Marc Mauillon (Momo)
David Tricou (Apollo)
Pygmalion
Direction musicale: Raphaël Pichon
Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
Raphael Pichon, Pygmalion - Luigi Rossi: L'Orfeo (2017)
