L'Orfeo : favola in musica /

Based on the legend of Orpheus and Euridice: their marriage, Euridice's death, Orfeo's decend to Hades, his promise with Pluto in order to bring her back to Earth, his ultimate disappointment of loosing Euridice again caused by broken promise.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Concert des nations (Musical group), Capella Reial, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain), British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors:	Petri, Hans, Large, Brian, Striggio, Alessandro, Figueras, Montserrat, Zanasi, Furio, Savall, Arianna, Mingardo, Sara, Sant, Cécile van de, Abete, Antonio, Fernández, Adriana, Carnovich, Daniele, Bettini, Fulvio, 1967-, Hernández, Mercedes, Vargas, Marília, Türk, Gerd, Garrigosa, Francesc, Mena, Carlos, García, Iván (Singer), Savall, John, Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Sung in Italian with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[London] : Heathfield, East Sussex : BBC ; Opus Arte, [2002]
Subjects:	Music > Performance > Videodisc. Operas. Orpheus > (Greek mythological character) > Drama. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	Based on the legend of Orpheus and Euridice: their marriage, Euridice's death, Orfeo's decend to Hades, his promise with Pluto in order to bring her back to Earth, his ultimate disappointment of loosing Euridice again caused by broken promise.
Item Description:	Opera in 5 acts. Program notes in English, French, and German by Jordi Savall. Special features include: L'Orfeo in Mantua: Stage director Gilbert Defloin Mantua's Palazzo Ducale, reveals the inspiration behind his staging of L'Orfeo; illustrated synopsis of the opera; cast gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet ([10] pages)
Format:	DVD; all regions; DTS surround, LPCM stereo.
Production Credits:	Stage director, Gilbert Deflo ; choreography, Anna Casas ; costume designer, William Orlandi ; editor, Steve Eveleigh.