L'Orfeo, Favola in musica
Synopsis
First seen at La Monnaie in Brussels on 13 May 1998, this production of Monteverdi’s L’ORFEO seen through the eyes of Trisha Brown and René Jacobs has become an operatic classic in a few short years. This is doubtless because it offers a total symbiosis of music, text and movement – described by the critic of the Daily Telegraph of London as being ‘as close to the perfect dance opera as I have ever seen’. Or to quote Gilles Macassar in Télérama: ‘In the pit and onstage, the Brussels production has only one watchword: mobility, nimbleness, dexterity. The singers run, fly, whirl like dancers defying gravity. From the flies down to the footlights, the whole theatre is under a fantastic spell.’ For Christophe Vetter, on ConcertoNet: ‘This Orfeo can be seen again and again with immense pleasure. . . . René Jacobs’s conducting continues to arouse admiration for its precision, its stylistic rigour, its inexhaustible inventiveness and its feeling for the contrasts so vital to this repertoire.’
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Pierre Barret
- Screenplay & Story
- Alessandro Striggio
- Original Score
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Original Title
- L'Orfeo, Favola in musica
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Production Studios
- RTBF
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pierre Barret
Alessandro Striggio
Claudio Monteverdi
Department Leadership Roster
Pierre Barret
Director
Alessandro Striggio
Writer
Claudio Monteverdi
Original Music Composer
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What is L'Orfeo, Favola in musica about?
First seen at La Monnaie in Brussels on 13 May 1998, this production of Monteverdi’s L’ORFEO seen through the eyes of Trisha Brown and René Jacobs has become an operatic classic in a few short years. This is doubtless because it offers a total symbiosis of music, text and movement – described by the critic of the Daily Telegraph of London as being ‘as close to the perfect dance opera as I have ever seen’. Or to quote Gilles Macassar in Télérama: ‘In the pit and onstage, the Brussels production has only one watchword: mobility, nimbleness, dexterity. The singers run, fly, whirl like dancers defying gravity. From the flies down to the footlights, the whole theatre is under a fantastic spell.’ For Christophe Vetter, on ConcertoNet: ‘This Orfeo can be seen again and again with immense pleasure. . . . René Jacobs’s conducting continues to arouse admiration for its precision, its stylistic rigour, its inexhaustible inventiveness and its feeling for the contrasts so vital to this repertoire.’
Who directed L'Orfeo, Favola in musica?
L'Orfeo, Favola in musica was directed by Pierre Barret.
Who stars in L'Orfeo, Favola in musica?
The principal cast of L'Orfeo, Favola in musica includes Simon Keenlyside, Juanita Lascarro, Graciela Oddone, Martina Dike, Stephen Wallace.
When was L'Orfeo, Favola in musica released and how long is it?
L'Orfeo, Favola in musica was released in 1998 with a total runtime of 1h 56m.
Who composed the musical score for L'Orfeo, Favola in musica?
The original motion picture soundtrack for L'Orfeo, Favola in musica was composed by Claudio Monteverdi.