L'Orfeo

Music, Drama · 1978

This opera tells the fable of Orpheus, a demigod with a talent for music. When his bride Eurydice dies, he decides to seek her soul in the Underworld. However, things will not be so easier than he initially thinks.

Starring

Wolfgang Treu, Philippe Huttenlocher, Claudio Monteverdi, Dietlinde Turban, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Rachel Yakar, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Roland Hermann

Director

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle