Various Artists - Orpheus and Eurydice: National Opera of Paris (Hengelbrock) (DVD)

The Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris mounted this production of the late Pina Bausch's dance-opera Orpheus und Eurydike, which Bausch had adapted from composer Christoph Willibald-Gluck and Ranieri de' Calzabigi's 1762 opera Orfeo ed Euridice. As the title suggests, it takes its basic narrative from the myth of Orpheus, and his courageous but ill-fated attempt to rescue his lover Eurydice (also known as Eurydike) from the jaws of the underworld. This particular production finds Yann Bridard dancing as Orpheus and Marie-Agnès Gillot dancing as Eurydike , with mezzo-soprano Maria-Riccarda Wesseling accompanying Bridard and soprano Julia Kleiter accompanying Wesseling. Pina Bausch did the choreography and stage direction, while Rolf Borzik designed the sets, costumes and lighting. The Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble & Choir, under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock, lend musical accompaniment.

General

Studio:	Bel Air Classiques
Release date:	November 2009
Actors:	Yann Bridard • Maria Riccarda Wesseling • Marie-AgnFs Gillot
Format:
Region encoding:	Multizone. Plays in all DVD players.
Languages:	English
Categories:	Music > Classical & Classical Crossover > Opera & operetta
LSN:	XUR-7H0-6WA-6
Barcode:	3760115300446

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