La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers

La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers
- CHRISTIE WILLIAM / LES ARTS FL
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
The myth of Orpheus--the divine musician who went to Hades to rescue his bride Eurydice from the dead and whose song actually persuaded Pluto to release her--has been irresistible to operatic composers from Monteverdi to Offenbach. One of the happiest rediscoveries of the Baroque revival is this lovely one-act chamber opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, which combines the gentle lilt typical of French Baroque music with the beautiful melodies and delicious suspensions in which Charpentier excelled. Charpentier diverged from the myth in one important respect: he omitted the tragic ending in which Orpheus loses Eurydice a second time, instead allowing the couple to live happily ever after. Orpheus is sung by Baroque tenor extraordinaire Paul Agnew, whose pure, sweet, and flexible singing would convince Pluto to release the dead from Hell if anyone's could. Sophie Daneman, Monique Zanetti, Patricia Petibon, and Jean-FranÂ§ois Gardeil head a cast without a single weak link; the instrumentalists of Les Arts Florissants are as skillful and sensitive as always. If you want to sample French Baroque opera at its best without investing in a three- or four-disc set, you can do no better than this. --Matthew Westphal
Country USA
Brand Warner Classics
Manufacturer Wea International
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 706301191323
Model 706301191323
Format Audiobook
UPCs 706301191323
EANs 0706301191323
ReleaseDate 1996-03-12

Country	USA
Brand	Warner Classics
Manufacturer	Wea International
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	706301191323
Model	706301191323
Format	Audiobook
UPCs	706301191323
EANs	0706301191323
ReleaseDate	1996-03-12

La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers

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