Orphee Et Eurydice

Juan Diego Florez - Orphee Et Eurydice

Orphee Et Eurydice
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Artist: Juan Diego Florez
Composer: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck
Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
Conductor: Coro y Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
Performer: Ainhoa Garmendia
Performer: Alessandra Marianelli
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-04-27
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Overture
  2. Ah! Dans ce bois tranquille et sombre
  3. Vos plaintes, vos regrets, augmentent mon supplice
  4. Pantomime [des bergers et des nymphes]
  5. Ah! Dans ce bois tranquille et sombre
  6. Eloignez-vous: ce lieu convient à mes malheures
  7. Ritournelle
  8. Object de mon amour!
  9. Eurydice! ombre chère!
  10. Accablé de regrets
  11. "Eurydice! Eurydice! De ce doux nom"
  12. Plein de trouble et d'espoir
  13. Divinités de l'Achéron
  14. L'amour vient au secours de l'amant le plus tendre
  15. Si les doux accords de ta lyre
  16. Soumis au silence
  17. Impitoyables Dieux!
  18. L'espoir renaît dans mon âme
  19. Maestoso...Quel est l'audacieux
  20. Laissez-vous toucher par mes pleurs
  21. Qui t'amène en ces lieux
  22. Ah, la flamme qui me dévore
  23. Par quels puissants accords
  24. La tendresse que me presse
  25. Quels chants doux et touchants!
  26. Air de Furies
  27. Ballet des Ombres heureuses
  28. Cet asile aimable et tranquille
  29. Quel nouveau ciel pare ces lieux?
  30. Viens dans ce séjour paisible
  31. Lent - Danse des Ombres heureuses
  32. O vous, Ombres qui j'implore
  33. Près du tendre objet qu'on aime
Music CD 2
  1. Viens, viens, Eurydice, suis-moi
  2. Viens, suis un époux qui t'adore
  3. Mais d'où vient qu'il persiste à garder le silence!
  4. Fortune ennemie
  5. Je goûtais les charmes
  6. Quelle épreuve cruelle!
  7. J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
  8. Ah! puisse ma douleur finir avec ma vie!
  9. Arrête, Orphée!
  10. Tendre amour, que tes chaînes
  11. Ballet général: Gracieux
  12. Ballet général: Gavotte
  13. Ballet général: Très lentement
  14. L'Amour triomphe

Music reviews of Orphee Et Eurydice

Music Review: 'ORPHEE' IN A SPECTACULAR LIVE PERFORMANCE
Rating: 5 Stars

Juan Diego Florez has done some spectacular singing on CD and DVD, but to my ears, nothing quite as lyrically beautiful as that which is heard here. Most amazingly, this is a live performance from Madrid, and one can feel the excitement that only a live performance can provide. Of course this opera has usually been performed in Italian with a mezzo soprano in the role of Orfeo (mezzos of the calibre of Marilyn Horne, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry, Rise Stevens and Kathleen Ferrier all performed it), but what we have here is Gluck's opera in the French version (which was in the past undertaken by such great tenors as Nicolai Gedda and Leopold Simioneau, both of whom recorded it), which to me is more effective ----- but it is THIS performance of the role of Orphee, as sung by Florez, that has finally made me realize the sublime beauty of this opera. Florez is amazing here. Yes, he inserts a spectacular extra aria into the end of Act I (which was also included by Marilyn Horne on her recording) which is full of coloratura fireworks cadenzas, and his vocal aim is deadly accurate, as one would expect from a tenor di grazia as masterful as Florez. However, where he is truly moving and beautiful is in the more lyrical portions of the opera. "J'ai perdu mon Euridice" is as heartfelt and as anguished as Maria Callas' on her 1961 French Opera recital, and even earlier, his pleas and cries to the gods are so beautifully sung that it is easier experienced than described. Florez' voice is lyrical, incredibly rich, and truly beautiful. I find his performance here to be the definitive presentation of the role. The female members of the cast are lovely, youthful, and etherial sounding, and they certainly sound young. Lopez-Cobos keeps the opera moving at a good pace, and the chorus is spectacular. But this is Florez' showcase, and what a showcase it is. I believe that this recording is going to bring this opera back into currency. I also consider this to be the greatest recording of Gluck's opera. Maybe I'm being a little over enthusiastic here, but I can't help it. I absolutely love this recording.
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Description of Orphee Et Eurydice

Superstar tenor Juan Diego Flórez records his first major opera role outside of the bel canto repertoire with this recording of Gluck's landmark opera. Flórez stars as the musician and poet Orpheus in Gluck's mythical opera of love and loss, Orphée et Eurydice (Orpheus and Eurydice) Following acclaimed performances at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Decca is proud to record and release the complete live performance. The opera is heard in the 1774 Paris version, sung in French. Gluck originally wrote the opera in Italian featuring a castrato, but for the Paris premiere he had the opera translated, re-wrote the lead for a high tenor and expanded the ballet music. The opera tells of the poet and musician Orpheus who travels to the underworld in search of his wife Eurydice, on the understanding that he doesn't look at her until they are back on earth. When she misinterprets his distance, he is compelled to turn and face her, only to see her die a second time. Moved by the intensity of Orpheus' devotion, L'Amour returns Eurydice to life once more as all ends happily. Gluck's opera has recently enjoyed more popularity and has even (in the Italian version) been featured as a Live in HD Metropolitan Opera Broadcast. With this performance featuring the talent of Juan Diego Flórez, Gluck's opera is destined to gain even more popularity.

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