L'Orfeo

~ Release by Claudio Monteverdi; Sir John Eliot Gardiner (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

DG cat. no
419 250-2 SET
419 251-2 CD 1
419 252-2 CD 2

Cast:

Orfeo: Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Euridice: Julianne Baird
La Musica: Lynne Dawson
Messaggiera: Anne Sofie von Otter
Ninfa: Nancy Argenta
Speranza: Mary Nichols
Caronte: John Tomlinson
Proserpina: Diana Montague
Plutone: Willard White
Pastore I: Mark Tucker
Pastore II: Nigel Robson
Pastore III: Michael Chance
Pastore IV: Simon Birchall
Spirito I: Howard Milner
Spirito II: Nicolas Robertson
Spirito III: John Tomlinson
Eco: Mark Tucker
Apollo: Nigel Robinson

Archiv Produktion 419 250-2 represents the two disc boxed set.
Archiv Produktion 419 251-2 and 419 252-2 represents the specific discs.

'Fatbox' with separate 128-page booklet in cardboard case.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
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1L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sinfonia / "Scorto da te, mio Nume" (Ofreo) / "Ecco l'atra palude" (Speranza) / "Dove, ah dove ten vai" (Orfeo)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (from 1985-12-19 until 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
soprano vocals [Speranza]:
Mary Nichols (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Dove, ah, dove ten vai (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ecco l'altra palude (Speranza) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Scorto da te, mio Nume (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sinfonia (opening of Act III) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
Claudio Monteverdi6:29
2L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. "O tu, ch'inanzi morte" (Caronte)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
bass vocals [Caronte]:
John Tomlinson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. O tu ch'inanzi morte (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sinfonia (preceding 'Possente spirto...') (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
Claudio Monteverdi2:13
3L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. "Possente spirto" (Orfeo)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985)
vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985, in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. A lei volt'ho il cammin per l'aer cieco (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Non vivo io, no, che poi di vita è priva (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Orfeo son io, che d'Euridice i passi (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Possente spirto (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ritornello (preceding 'Non vivo io ...') (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ritornello (preceding 'A lei volt'ho ...') (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ritornello (preceding 'Orfeo son io ...') (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sol tu, nobile Dio, puoi darmi aita (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
Claudio Monteverdi8:23
4L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. "Ben mi lusinga" (Caronte) / "Ahi, sventurato amante" (Orfeo) / "Ei dorme, e la mia cetra" (Orfeo)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
bass vocals [Caronte]:
John Tomlinson (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ahi, sventurato amante (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ben mi lusinga alquanto (Caronte) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Ei dorme, e la mia cetra (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sinfonia (preceding 'Ei dorme ...') (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
Claudio Monteverdi5:21
5L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. "Nulla impresa per uom" (Coro di spiriti)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto terzo. Sinfonia / Nulla impressa per uom si tenta invano (Coro di spiriti) / Sinfonia (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto terzo
Claudio Monteverdi2:48
6L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. "Signor, quel infelice" (Proserpina) / "Benché severo" (Plutone) / "O degli abitator" (Spirito I, Spirito II) / "Quali grazie ti rendo" (Proserpina) / "Tue soavi parole" (Plutone)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
bass vocals [Plutone]:
Willard White (in 1985-12)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Proserpina]:
Diana Montague (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Spirito I]:
Howard Milner (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Spirito II]:
Nicolas Robertson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. O degli abitator de l'ombre eterne (Due spiriti) (in 1985-06)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Benché severo e immutabil fato (Plutone) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Quali grazie ti rendo (Proserpina) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Signor, quell'infelice (Proserpina) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Tue soavi parole (Plutone) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
Claudio Monteverdi6:54
7L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. "Pietade, oggi, e amore" (Coro di spiriti) / "Ecco il gentil cantor" (Spirito I)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Spirito I]:
Howard Milner (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Pietade, oggi, e amore / Ecco il gentil cantore (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
Claudio Monteverdi0:40
8L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. "Qual onor di te" (Orfeo) / "O dolcissimi lumi" (Orfeo) / "Rotto haila legge" (Spirito III)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
bass vocals [Spirito III]:
John Tomlinson (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Ma mentre io canto, oimè (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. O dulcissimi lumi, io pur vi veggio (Orfeo, Spirito) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Qual onor di te fia degno (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Qual onor di te fia degno (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Rott'hai la legge (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
Claudio Monteverdi3:15
9L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. "Ahi, vista troppo dolce" (Euridice) / "Torn'a l'ombra" (Spirito I) / "Dove ten vai" (Orfeo)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
soprano vocals [Euridice]:
Julianne Baird (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Spirito I]:
Howard Milner (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Ahi, vista troppo dulce e troppo amara (Euridice) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Ahi, vista troppo dulce e troppo amara (Euridice) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Dove ten vai, mia vita? (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. Torn'a l'ombre (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
Claudio Monteverdi2:34
10L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. "È la virtute un raggio" (Coro di spiriti)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quarto. È la virtute un raggio (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quarto
Claudio Monteverdi2:29
11L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. "Questi i campi di Tracia" (Orfeo, Eco)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
tenor vocals [Eco]:
Mark Tucker (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Ma tu, anima mia, se mai ritorna (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Or l'altre donne son superbe e perfide (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Questi i campi di Tracia (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Ritornello (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Tu bella fusti e saggia (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
Claudio Monteverdi8:09
12L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Sinfonia / "Perché a lo sdegno" (Apollo, Orfeo)
recording engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (in 1985-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Nigel Robson (in 1985-12)
tenor vocals [Orfeo]:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Padre cortese, al maggior uopo arrivi (Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Perché a lo sdegno e al dolor in preda (Apollo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Saliam cantando al Cielo (Apollo, Orfeo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Si non vedrò più mai (Orfeo, Apollo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Sinfonia (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Troppo, troppo gioisti (Apollo) (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
Claudio Monteverdi5:47
13L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. "Vanne Orfeo" (Coro di ninfe e pastori)
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1985-12)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Vanne Orfeo (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
librettist:
Alessandro Striggio
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
Claudio Monteverdi0:59
14L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Moresca
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
editor:
Gregor Zielinsky
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1985-12) and His Majesties Sagbutts & Cornetts (in 1985-12)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1985-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-12)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto quinto. Moresca (in 1985-12)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto quinto
Claudio Monteverdi1:18