Jurgen flimm orfeo roberto sacca euridice cecilia bartoli creonte wolfgang. It is easy to hear the musics roots in gluck and the possible influences of contemporaries such as mozart and cimarosa but haydn s music has a distinct voice, and is quite lovely at times delightful, and at times tragic. Working closely with his librettist calzabigi 17141795 glucks orfeo ed euridice was created with carefully constructed scenes. Orfeo mezzosoprano, son of the muse of music, husband of euridice. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choruses and dancing. Haydn orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli 2 cds download.
Haydn lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice. Ludmilla shilova, nikolai dorozhkin, maria struve childrens capella and ensemble xxi conducted by richard bonynge. Lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice music. Orfeo dares the furies of hell itself and brings his beloved euridice back to life, only to. But love intervenes and tells orfeo that he can bring back his wife from the underworld, on the condition that he does not turn back to see her on the their way back to the living world.
Remarkably, haydns last opera, orfeo ed euridice, received its first staging as late as 1951. Joseph haydn, christopher hogwood, the academy of ancient music, cecilia bartoli, uwe heilmann, ildebrando darcangelo, colin campbell, jose fardilha, roberto scaltriti, andrea silvestrelli haydn. That florence performance featured a cast of imposing stature. Amore e morteil mito di orfeo ed euridice negli autori latini e nella letteratura italiana 2. The piece was first performed at the burgtheater in vienna on 5 october. Cecilia bartoli al tuo seno fortunato orfeo ed euridice.
Dec 09, 2009 filomena abbandonata franz joseph haydn lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice euridice. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Find cecilia bartoli discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Opera, joseph haydn lanima del filosofo ossia orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli. Kk dundas g luck called his 1762 setting of the orpheus legend an azione teatrale, a kind of pocketsized musical play in which vivid drama was paramount. Gluck orfeo ed euridice rachvelishvili unitelclassica c. This page lists all recordings of lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice the soul of.
His libretto for orfeo ed euridice, partly based on the theories and practices of such literary men as d. Created during the age of enlightenment, first in vienna and later in paris in a modified version in 1774. Cecilia bartoli euridicegenio, uwe heilmann orfeo, ildebrando. She slams her fists on the table, setting a mechanism in motion which cannot be stopped. Orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli, ildebrando darcangelo, uwe heilmann, christopher hogwood on allmusic. Revised extensively in 1774 as orphee et eurydice, wq. Composed in 1791, the opera was never performed during haydn s lifetime. Her husband orfeo is overwhelmed with grief and is longing for death. Joseph haydn orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli uwe heilmann ildebrando darcangelo the academy of ancient music christopher hogwood. Josephhaydn orfeoedeuridice lanimadelfilosofo drammaper. Cecilia bartoli euridice genio, uwe heilmann orfeo, ildebrando darcangelo creonte, andrea silvestrelli pluto, the academy of ancient music, christopher hogwood. Glucks operatic reforms, eliminating all that was undramatic, were a. Although haydn s orfeo ed euridice has been recorded a few times before, it is still a relatively obscure opera.
Eurydice receives her fatal snakebite while fleeing from prince arideo, to whom her father, king creonte. Christoph willibald gluck german composer britannica. Joseph haydn orfeo, ossia lanima del filosofo complete. Maria callas, boris christoff, tygge tyggeson, and a no less imposing conductor in the person of erich kleiber. Lanima del filosofo ossia orfeo ed euridice opera w czterech aktach z muzyka. The libretto, by carlo francesco badini, is based on the myth of orpheus and euridice as told in ovids metamorphoses. Joseph haydn, christopher hogwood, the academy of ancient. Buy haydn lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice by academy of ancient music chorus, joseph haydn, christopher hogwood, academy of ancient music, cecilia bartoli, uwe heilmann, ildebrando darcangelo, andrea silvestrelli, roberto scaltriti from amazons classical music store. This gives orfeo much pain, for he must endure her death a second time and grieves her loss.
Jul 22, 2009 il racconto del mito di orfeo ed euridice slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Al tuo seno fortunato orfeo ed euredice joseph haydn. Musica,london,1791 librettobycarlofrancescobadini analyticalnotes haydnso c 1ety. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Orfeo ed euridice mozart week 2014 orfeo ed euridice. An impressive song is left behind, which orfeo has written. Glucks orfeo ed euridice harry kupfer stage director, hartmut haenchen music director with jochen kowalski orfeo and gillian webster euridice covent garden about glucks masterwork orfeo ed euridice, in an outstanding production by harry kupfer, sung in italian. Thecast orfeo herberthandtrome euridice judithhellwigviennastateopera creonte alfredpoellviennastateopera genio heddaheusserzurichmunicipalopera pluto walterberryviennastateopera.
Composed in 1791, the opera was never performed during haydns lifetime. Orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli, ildebrando darcangelo. Check out orfeo ed euridice by joseph haydn on amazon music. Orfeo ed euridice cecilia bartoli, ildebrando darcangelo, uwe heilmann, christopher hogwood on allmusic 1997. Lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice the soul of the philosopher, or orpheus and euridice, hob. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. L anima del filosofo orfeo ed euridice harnoncourt, bartoli, sacca youtube cecilia bartoli, a portrait. Gluck lavishes a wealth of beautiful melody on this tale. Lyric production of this seldomseen french version of glucks operacomposed over a decade after gluck first wrote orfeo ed euridice in. Sky torrents gluck orphee et eurydice florez crowe. It introduced dances and chorus to give the language of the heart, strong passions, interesting situations and constantly varied spectacle. Haydn s last opera, written to inaugurate the reopening of the kings theatre in the haymarket in 1791 after a disastrous fire, took as its subject the orpheus legend, not as it had been adopted by gluck 30 years earlier, but based on ovid.
Conductor christopher hogwood 1997, mp3 tracks, vbr 192320 kbps. W 2001 w operze covent garden w roli eurydyki wystapila cecilia bartoli. Cecilia bartoli, mezzosoprano soprano role christopher hogwood. Haydns last opera, written to inaugurate the reopening of the kings theatre in the haymarket in 1791 after a disastrous fire, took as its subject the orpheus legend, not as it had been adopted by gluck 30 years earlier, but based on ovid. The libretto, by carlo francesco badini, is based on the myth of orpheus and euridice as told in ovid s metamorphoses. L anima del filosofo orfeo ed euridice harnoncourt. Orfeo euridice has set the table for two and put on an evening gown.
Glucks operatic reforms, eliminating all that was undramatic, were a turning point in the history of the medium. Thomson smillie opera explained orfeo ed euridice read by david timson unabridged. Filomena abbandonata franz joseph haydn lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice euridice. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice decca. Based on the simple yet deeply moving legendary tale of orpheus, who loses his beloved wife to death but is able to restore her through the power of his music, orfeo ed euridice is among the earliest operas to hold a secure place in the repertory. Shop and buy melodie from orfeo ed euridice sheet music. Orfeo ed euridice was one of three operas composed by gluck in an attempt to reform the italian opera seria. Unsure of how he will ever live without her, he laments by singing che faro senza euridice and contemplates. Lanima del filosofo, ossia orfeo ed euridice page 1 of 1.
Fu rappresentata postuma al teatro della pergola di firenze il 9 giugno 1951. The opera seria had many dramatic drawbacks, among them a stiff libretto full of contrivances and formal musical patterns that were given precedence over dramatic flow. Opera glucks orfeo ed euridice royal opera house, covent. In her very first aria, filomena abbandonata, she understands and eagerly recreates the type of coloratura writing.