by Claudio Monteverdi · Teldec-Das Alte Werk · CD · EAN 0022924249426
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«L'Orfeo» is the album by Claudio Monteverdi released by Teldec-Das Alte Werk as a double CD.
Recording of the opera L'Orfeo, a «favola in musica» in a prologue and five acts, with characters from the Orpheus myth such as Eurydice, Charon and Pluto. The version uses original instruments and brings together the Capella Antiqua München and the Concentus Musicus Wien under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Remastered reissue with catalogue number 2292-42494-2. The cast includes Lajos Kozma as Orfeo, Cathy Berberian, Rotraud Hansmann, Kurt Equiluz and Max van Egmond.
Recommended for fans of Baroque opera and historically informed performances of the genre's origins.
